Jack Gilbert Quotes

I aspire only to silence.

In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside.

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.

The time of wisdom cannot be measured, and for me, wisdom is the garden. There is no time in the garden.

I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water.

Seek out a tree and let it teach you stillness.

Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow.

Zen masters say you cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water.

No more words. In the name of this place we drink in with our breathing, stay quiet like a flower. So the nightbirds will start singing.

In every sound, the hidden silence sleeps.

At a certain point, you say to the woods, to the sea, to the mountains, the world, Now I am ready. Now I will stop and be wholly attentive. You empty yourself and wait, listening.

If you like music you like silence actually.

At the ancient pond the frog plunges into the sound of water

I love silence.

When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?

Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that.

She would sit by herself in the middle of the old stoe amphitheatre, with the sky's starry vault overhead, and simply listen to the great silence around her.

It was enough just to sit there without words.

But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes.

There's something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on Earth but not quite.

Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause.

Silence is refreshment for the soul.

Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so.

I like to sit in my backyard. I go out on the hammock and sit in silence and kind of meditate. Nature is calming, and it's nice to go out there and clear my head.

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?