Edward Hoagland Quotes

The most certain sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.

...The sage, traveling all day, Does not lose sight of his baggage. Though there are beautiful things to be seen, He remains unattached and calm.

The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is quiet because he is not moved, not because he wills to be quiet. . . . Joy does all things without concern. For emptiness, stillness, tranquillity, tastelessness, silence, and non-action are the root of all things.

To meet everything and everyone through stillness instead of mental noise is the greatest gift you can offer the universe.

What is true stillness? Stillness in movement.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

If your mind is still, you're the happiest.

Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.

I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding some serenity in this lifetime.

I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

I'm at peace.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

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

Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.

You must preserve supreme calm in the midst of all agitation, never appearing disturbed or anxious about anything that may occur.

I like to keep a calm set.

If you can keep as silent as a broken gong, then you have attained, when you know no anger.

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.

Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.

Let everything about you breathe the calm and peace of the soul.

He that resigns his peace to little casualties, and suffers the course of his life to be interrupted for fortuitous inadvertencies or offences, delivers up himself to the direction of the wind, and loses all that constancy and equanimity which constitutes the chief praise of a wise man.

Peace in every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool the wind blows. Peace is every step. It turns the endless path to joy.

With stillness comes the benediction of Peace.

Nothing makes me feel better - calmer, clearer and happier - than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music. It's actually something deeper than mere happiness: it's joy, which the monk David Steindl-Rast describes as 'that kind of happiness that doesn't depend on what happens.

Today I will focus on a peaceful pace, rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. I will let go of my need to be anxious and upset and will replace these feelings with calmness and harmony.