Calm mind Quote by Om Swami

“Restlessness and worry are always connected to desire, and when we recognize this and let go of the desire, the heart is purified and…

— Ayya Khema

“When the mind experiences something pleasant, it craves that the pleasure will remain and will intensify. Therefore, the mind is always dissatisfied and restless.…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Sadly, many storytellers and artists are still addicted to the old delusions (happy is boring, evil is interesting) about the risks of good mental…

— Rob Brezsny

“When the mind experiences something distasteful it craves to be rid of the irritation. When the mind experiences something pleasant, it craves that the…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Happiness from the fulfillment of induced desires can only be temporary.”

— Tapan Ghosh

There are two kinds of happiness - the temporary pleasure derived primarily from material comfort alone and another more enduring comfort that results from…

— Dalai Lama

The longing for happiness and freedom from suffering expresses the great natural potential of mind.

— Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”

— Albert Einstein

“Gautama’s insight was that no matter what the mind experiences, it usually reacts with craving, and craving always involves dissatisfaction. When the mind experiences…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“A desire of desires: the melancholy.”

— Anonymous

“Happiness, like sleep, in order to be fully effective must involve some sort of yielding of conscious thought.”

— Jon Richardson

“And when we make choices informed by a depressive state of mind, they're more than likely to keep us stuck in our unhappiness.”

— J. Mark G. Williams