298 Quotes About Stillness

By quieting externally, you gain the space internally. Life is a flow - it goes on. Good or bad, it will always change.

When you're in a car, you remain still while the car moves. Similarly, when body-mind are working to reach some goal, your inner self should be still and peaceful in the present.

Nothing so becomes us as stillness and quiet serenity.

On hearing the subtle unstruck sounds of Om, the mind goes to the state of perfect stillness and the bliss of infinity arises. The chakras and nadis create divine melodies like a heavenly flute.

Any method can settle the mind in the present moment, but with Silent Illumination you can be relieved of even the present moment. Just take this attitude: don’t worry about the past or the future, and let go of the present too. Just stay in awareness. Chan is called the “gateless gate” because it has no door to enlightenment.

Mind is like a wild horse that either runs after something or runs away from something. You are not the mind. You are the rider sitting still.

I am like a deep, still mountain lake. The surface is a mirror that reflects the sky above. I await in tranquility for the breath of God to move upon me.

I am like a deep, still mountain lake. The surface is a mirror that reflects the sky above. I await in tranquility for the breath of God to move across me.

The way out of suffering is yes.