Stillness Quotes

383 Stillness quotes by 227 unique authors

Meditation may be done in silence & stillness, by using voice & sound, or by engaging the body in movement. All forms emphasize the training… — Sharon Salzberg
We must experience the Truth in a direct, practical and real way; this is only possible in the stillness and silence of the mind, and… — Samael Aun Weor
In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds. — John of the Cross
One's action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere rushing on. — D. H. Lawrence
What is first seen as a loss is now seen as a gain. For he finds solitude, not in far off, quite places; he creates… — Janwillem van de Wetering
The secret of the receptive Must be sought in stillness; Within stillness there remains The potential for action. — Sun Bu'er
The pursuit of science has often been compared to the scaling of mountains, high and not so high. But who amongst us can hope, even… — Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored. — Laozi
I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which shall be the darkness of God. . . . So… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
It means that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still that she did not know. Her knowledge goes back… — C.S. Lewis
The body was so little a part of him that its final stillness seemed nothing of importance. He was half out of it anyway and… — Pearl S. Buck
There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where movement is not all movement and stillness is not all stillness; where… — Rabindranath Tagore
When you enter a grove peopled with ancient trees, higher than the ordinary, and shutting out the sky with their thickly inter-twined branches, do not… — Seneca the Younger
The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels. — Georg Trakl
Our most emotionally active life is lived in our dreams, and our cells renew themselves most industriously in sleep. We reach highest in meditation, and… — Leonard Bernstein
I have a real problem with stillness. With just stopping and being quiet. — Gillian Anderson
One of the things I've always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an actor, but it's… — Joel Edgerton
Soundwaves. It’s the difference between one stillness and another stillness. — Susan Howe
Alone-in moments of prayer or meditation, or simply in stillness-we breathe more deeply, see more fully, hear more keenly. We notice more, and in the… — Katrina Kenison
In stillness, we find our peace. Knowing peace at home, we bring peace into the world. — Katrina Kenison
I wait. Now the night flows back, the mighty stillness embraces and includes me; I can see the stars again and the world of starlight. I am… — Edward Abbey
The deeper the blue becomes, the more strongly it calls man towards the infinite, awakening in him a desire for the pure and, finally, for… — Wassily Kandinsky
We all have within us a center of stillness surrounded by silence. — Dag Hammarskjold
Ten properties of an object, according to Leonardo: light and dark, color and substance, form and position, distance and nearness, movement and stillness. — Robert Bresson
Peter Townsend Music is the silence between the notes.. So could it be said that dance is the stillness between the steps? — Claude Debussy

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