Haruki Murakami Quotes

You are the sky. The clouds are what happens, what comes and goes.

That's what I call meditation. You simply stand aloof and just see the mind disappearing, like a cloud on a faraway horizon, leaving the sky clean and pure. And in that state arises your consciousness in its full glory, in its full celebration.

In real meditation you forget the body. You may be cut to pieces and not feel it at all. You feel such pleasure in it. You become so light. This perfect rest we will get in meditation.

I roll onto my side and stare out the venetian blinds at the blue sky beyond. After a few minutes I'm lulled into a sort of peace. The sky, the sky--same as it always was.

People meditate themselves because they are just trying to feel better, and transcendental meditation is a natural mental technique that you can perform and that provides that relaxation and also a little bit of broader perspective.

I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.

I can be stressed, or tired, and I can go into a meditation and it all just flows off of me. I'll come out of it refreshed and centered and that's how I'll feel and it'll carry through the day.

Let come what comes, let go what goes. See what remains.

Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in. So, in that way, it's enormously centering and restorative.

Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave.

For me, working out is nothing to do with looks. It's to let it all out - the stress, the self-consciousness - you think less; it makes you more centred.

Once you accept, truly accept, that stuff will happen to you and there is nothing you can do about it, stress miraculously leaves your life.

Sometimes you can find peace of mind by transferring yourself to different situations. They're just reminders to stay... calm.

A quiet mind cureth all.

I'm more relaxed and just feel like there's kind of a peace with myself.

Meditation helps me to calm down.

I try to meditate.

I am permanently relaxed.

I like to keep a calm set.

When I sing, I feel calm.

With time, you learn to be calmer.

When you quiet your mind, you can enter a world of clarity, peace and understanding.

If you can't find peace inside, you'll never be at peace.

Once you are experienced, your mind is calm and at ease.