Pico Iyer Quotes

At the still point, there the dance is.

What is true stillness? Stillness in movement.

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Presence remains even amidst worldly activities. Stillness is there even when you're doing something quickly, like rushing to answer the phone. Otherwise you would be condemned to moving in slow motion.

Choosing stillness in the midst of chaos is the path toward living in peace.

In the madness, you have to find calm.

Chaos is the first condition. Order is the first law. Continuity is the first reflection. Quietude is the first happiness.

It's all about balance and, I think, being in the moment.

Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience.

Movement is tranquility.

I feel very peaceful.

The good point is when you combine excitement and calm together.

Wherever you go in the midst of movement and activity, carry your stillness with you. Then the chaotic movement around you will never overshadow your access to the reservoir of creativity, the field of pure potentiality.

Real action is in silent moments.

With stillness comes the benediction of Peace.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

The master action, to move forward is a form of inaction; being still and quiet.

Your task it is, amid confusion, rush, and noise, to grasp the lasting, calm and meaningful, and finding it anew, to hold and treasure it.

Be still. In that focus, all else comes into focus. In that rift in my routine, the universe falls into alignment.

Focus on stillness, rather than on movement

Simply wait, be quiet, still The world will freely offer itself to you.

Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.

When you sit, everything sits with you.

The end of art is peace.