--- title: "17 Inner Stillness Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 17 Inner Stillness quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Inner Stillness sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/eckhart-tolle-81_inner_it-is-inner-stillness-that-will-save-and_123650.jpg" --- > [“It is inner stillness that will save and transform the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/it-is-inner-stillness-that-will-save-and-transform-the-world/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/eckhart-tolle-81_inner_it-is-inner-stillness-that-will-save-and_123650.jpg) > [“Inner stillness is the key to outer strength.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-brock/inner-stillness-is-the-key-to-outer-strength/) [Jared Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-brock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/jared-brock-63362_inner_inner-stillness-is-the-key-to-outer-stre_2588225.jpg) > [“Our culture has more to gain from inner stillness than incessant pushing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cohen/our-culture-has-more-to-gain-from-inner-stillness-than-incessant/) [Alan Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/alan-cohen-1112_buddism_our-culture-has-more-to-gain-from-inner_1371303.png) > [In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/in-the-inner-stillness-where-meditation-leads-the-spirit-secretly/) [John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/john-of-the-cross-9695_heal_in-the-inner-stillness-where-meditation_1367281.jpg) > [“All artists, whether they know it or not create from a place of inner stillness, a place of no mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/all-artists-whether-they-know-it-or-not-create-from-a-place-of-inner/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dc/eckhart-tolle-81_art_all-artists-whether-they-know-it-or-not_2495183.jpg) > [Day by day become more and more intimate with the inner stillness, joy and love which is the fragrance your own pure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mooji/day-by-day-become-more-and-more-intimate-with-the-inner-stillness-joy/) [Mooji](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mooji/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/mooji-1987_and-love_day-by-day-become-more-and-more-intimate_3065535.png) > [On one level, life is effervescent and active. On another level, it is absolutely still. The inner stillness nourishes the outer activity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaggi-vasudev/on-one-level-life-is-effervescent-and-active-on-another-level-it-is/) [Jaggi Vasudev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaggi-vasudev/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/jaggi-vasudev-693_active_on-one-level-life-is-effervescent-and-ac_1272358.png) > [“The most fascinating revelation is that humanity can tune into a consistently higher frequency through the power of peace and inner stillness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-dines/the-most-fascinating-revelation-is-that-humanity-can-tune-into-a/) [Christopher Dines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-dines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/christopher-dines-7000_christopher-dines-qu_the-most-fascinating-revelation-is-that_2183293.jpg) > [“You can become aware of awareness as the background to all your sense perceptions, all your thinking. Becoming aware of awareness is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/you-can-become-aware-of-awareness-as-the-background-to-all-your-sense/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/eckhart-tolle-81_awareness_you-can-become-aware-of-awareness-as-the_198898.jpg) > [“My tears stopped flowing, and a warmth spread through me. In my inner stillness, the answer found me “ you are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-g-payge/my-tears-stopped-flowing-and-a-warmth-spread-through-me-in-my-inner/) [Grace G. Payge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-g-payge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/grace-g-payge-28463_stillness_my-tears-stopped-flowing-and-a-warmth-sp_2910169.jpg) > [All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/all-true-artists-whether-they-know-it-or-not-create-from-a-place-of/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/eckhart-tolle-81_art_all-true-artists-whether-they-know-it-or_3006052.jpg) > [“Resisting life's predictable challenges and cultivating inner stillness and peace of mind means good management of our internal world amid external chaos.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-pevernagie/resisting-life-s-predictable-challenges-and-cultivating-inner/) [Erik Pevernagie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-pevernagie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/erik-pevernagie-688_confidence_resisting-life-s-predictable-challenges_962307.jpg) > [When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/when-you-lose-touch-with-inner-stillness-you-lose-touch-with-yourself/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/deb/eckhart-tolle-81_awareness_when-you-lose-touch-with-inner-stillness_2678343.jpg) > [“Genuine spiritual practice requires us to learn how to stop the war. This is a first step, but actually it must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/genuine-spiritual-practice-requires-us-to-learn-how-to-stop-the-war/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/jack-kornfield-936_first-step_genuine-spiritual-practice-requires-us-t_2871390.jpg) > [Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everyone is suffering from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/not-to-be-able-to-stop-thinking-is-a-dreadful-affliction-but-we-don-t-2/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/eckhart-tolle-81_able_not-to-be-able-to-stop-thinking-is-a-dre_810512.jpg) > [“Silence is helpful, but you don't need it in order to find stillness. Even when there is noise, you can be aware…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/silence-is-helpful-but-you-don-t-need-it-in-order-to-find-stillness/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/eckhart-tolle-81_silence_silence-is-helpful-but-you-don-t-need-it_472933.jpg) > [“There are times...when we are in the midst of life-moments of confrontation with birth or death, or moments of beauty when nature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-doria-russell/there-are-times-when-we-are-in-the-midst-of-life-moments-of/) [Mary Doria Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-doria-russell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/mary-doria-russell-3319_beauty_there-are-times-when-we-are-in-the-midst_3209865.jpg) ## Top authors on Inner Stillness - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 7 quotes 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It enhances our confidence in preserving the transparency of our thinking. (“Finally unwind “)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Erik Pevernagie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-pevernagie/resisting-life-s-predictable-challenges-and-cultivating-inner/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/erik-pevernagie-688_confidence_resisting-life-s-predictable-challenges_962307.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/erik-pevernagie-688_confidence_resisting-life-s-predictable-challenges_962307.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/erik-pevernagie-688_confidence_resisting-life-s-predictable-challenges_962307.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Resisting life's predictable challenges and cultivating inner stillness and peace of mind means good…” — Erik Pevernagie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. 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