298 Quotes About Stillness

The mind complains until it reaches the heart.

The movement is part of the still. The still is part of the movement. The dancer can be still and still dance. He or she can move and still be still.

Birds chirping around you is a beautiful realisation that life in incredibly good. Let this sound be a gentle break in your routine.

You know that great pause that comes upon things before the dusk, even the breeze stops in the trees. To me there is always an air of expectation about that evening stillness.

We cultivate inner stillness through the practice of contemplation or awareness. Behind the normal goings-on of everyday life, we try to have a consistent wakefulness. We learn to watch what we are thinking, what other people are thinking, and what is the spiritual truth of any given situation. We live in two realms. One is the visible human realm. The other is the invisible spiritual realm. This is not obvious to anyone except those who do the same thing. Then it is instantly recognisable.

The ecstasy of dance comes from pure movement of the body, stillness of the mind, and an open heart.

Teach your mind to be still, just like you would teach a puppy to sit.

The darkness of the mine, the darkness of my mind: the two became one and indivisible. I did not sleep, however. Of that I'm sure. In the stillness, my consciousness became highly attenuated, that's all. But even this attenuated consciousness was one part real world in ten parts water. As diluted as I became, it never quite disappeared.

If you quiet your mind you can hear a soft voice guiding you.