Calm Quotes - Page 37

• The sea calm is the Absolute; the same sea in waves is Divine Mother.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Mother, Sea, Wave

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3124, Manonmani Publishers

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• The man who gives way to anger, or hatred, or any other passion, cannot work; he only breaks himself to pieces, and does nothing practical. It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Anger, Passion, Men

  Swami Vivekananda (2017). “Vedanta: Voice of Freedom”, p.359, Vedanta Society of St. Louis

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• Still, there is a calm, pure harmony, and music inside of me.

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Music, Art, Harmony

  Vincent van Gogh (1971). “Van Gogh's "diary"; the artist's life in his own words and art”

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• We are born into a vast room whose walls consist of a thousand doors of possibility. Each door is flung open to the world outside, and the room is filled with light and noise. We close some of the doors deliberately, sometimes with fear, sometimes with calm certainty. Others seem to close by themselves, some so quietly that we do not even notice.

  Terry Teachout

  Wall, Doors, Light

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• In calm water every ship has a good captain.

  Grover Cleveland

  Water, Captains, Ships

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• Developing concern for others, thinking of them as part of us, brings self-confidence , reduces our sense of suspicion and mistrust, and enables us to develop a calm mind.

  Dalai Lama

  Self Confidence, Thinking, Calm Mind

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• There is a deep, peaceful calm in the dawning of a new day.

  Alan Watts

  New Day, Peaceful

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• You don't have to shout from the mountaintops. Sometimes power comes in a soft, calm, compassionate way, like a quiet warrior.

  Faith Hunter

  Warrior, Way, Quiet

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• If you become more concerned for the welfare of others, you will experience a sense of calm, inner-strength, and self confidence.

  Dalai Lama

  Self Confidence, Inner Strength, Welfare

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• Karate is not a game. It is not a sport. It is not even a system of self-defense. Karate is half physical exercise and half spiritual. The karateist who has given the necessary years of exercise and meditation is a tranquil person. He is unafraid. He can even be calm in a burning building.

  Mas Oyama

  Sports, Spiritual, Exercise

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• I was in analysis and I told my analyst I wanted to be the best sculptor in the world and he said, 'Richard, calm down.'

  Richard Serra

  Analysis, World, Being The Best

  Interview with Charlie Rose, November 14, 2001.

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• Vow to seek a Calm Inner Response to the Circumstances of your Life

  Wayne Dyer

  Vow, Circumstances, Response

  Wayne W. Dyer (2007). “Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life”, p.140, Hay House, Inc

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• I love to have a bath with beautiful, relaxing music on and have no rush to do anything. It's a wonderful indulgence, and it helps me to calm down and stop my mind running overtime.

  Kylie Minogue

  Beautiful, Running, Mind

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• As an actor, what's interesting is what's hidden away beneath the surface. You want to be like a duck on a pond - very calm on the surface but paddling away like crazy underneath.

  Alexander Skarsgard

  Crazy, Ducks, Interesting

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• Happy, calm children learn best

  Daniel Goleman

  Children, Classroom

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• Near the foot of the mountain we visited a yogi who dwelled in a hollow tunneled beneath a boulder. He pondered our notion of climbing Shivling and said: 'First travel, then struggle, finally calm'.

  Greg Child

  Struggle, Climbing, Feet

  Greg Child (2012). “Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child”, p.52, The Mountaineers Books

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• Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.

  Yo-Yo Ma

  Music, Quiet, Where You Are

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• To practice properly the Art of Peace, you must: Calm the spirit and return to the source. Cleanse the body and spirit by removing all malice, selfishness, and desire. Be ever grateful for the gifts received from the universe, your family, Mother nature, and your fellow human beings.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Mother, Gratitude, Art

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.56, Shambhala Publications

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• What is Music? How do you define it? Music is a calm moonlit night, the rustle of leaves in Summer. Music is the far off peal of bells at dusk! Music comes straight from the heart and talks only to the heart: it is Love! Music is the Sister of Poetry and her Mother is sorrow!

  Sergei Rachmaninoff

  Summer, Mother, Heart

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• Intuition is soul guidance, appearing naturally in man during those instants when his mind is calm.

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Men, Soul, Intuition

  Paramahansa Yogananda (2016). “Autobiography of a Yogi”, p.211, Paramahansa Yogananda

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• Yoga calms me down. It gives me energy and focus.

  Jennifer Aniston

  Yoga, Giving, Focus

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• Modesty is the graceful, calm virtue of maturity; bashfulness the charm of vivacious youth.

  Mary Wollstonecraft

  Maturity, Vivacious, Modesty

  Mary Wollstonecraft, Janet Todd (1999). “A Vindication of the Rights of Men; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution”, p.200, Oxford Paperbacks

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• Thoughts are universally and not individually rooted; a truth cannot be created, but only perceived. The erroneous thoughts of man result from imperfections in his discernment. The goal of Yoga Science is to calm the mind, that without distortion it may mirror the Divine vision in the Universe.

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Yoga, Men, Mirrors

  Paramahansa Yogananda (2016). “Autobiography of a Yogi”, p.211, Paramahansa Yogananda

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• Its all about finding the calm in the chaos.

  Donna Karan

  Chaos, Findings

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• A real theatrical experience shakes the calm of the senses, liberates the compressed unconscious and drives towards a kind of potential revolt . . .

  Antonin Artaud

  Real, Kind, Shakes

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