Echoes of Stillness

50 small reminders to slow down, breathe, and return to the present, because someone else has walked this path before you.

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The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Ram Dass · Spiritual Teacher

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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Thich Nhat Hanh · Zen Master

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Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat.

Hermann Hesse · Novelist

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There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.

Rumi · Poet

AL

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes.

Anne Lamott · Author

LT

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

Lao Tzu · Philosopher

AL

Silence is not an absence but a presence.

Anne D. LeClaire · Author

JM

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

John Muir · Naturalist

CP

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.

Chinese Proverb · Wisdom

NB

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Napoleon Bonaparte · Historical Figure

ET

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have.

Eckhart Tolle · Spiritual Teacher

JK

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Jon Kabat-Zinn · Mindfulness Expert

MA

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Marcus Aurelius · Roman Emperor

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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson · Philosopher

AW

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Alan Watts · Philosopher

MG

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

Mahatma Gandhi · Civil Rights Leader

WD

Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it was, rather than as you think it should be.

Wayne Dyer · Author

AE

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Albert Einstein · Theoretical Physicist

BP

All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

Blaise Pascal · Philosopher

LT

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Lao Tzu · Philosopher

CJ

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Carl Jung · Psychiatrist

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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

Ovid · Roman Poet

TH

Smile, breathe and go slowly.

Thich Nhat Hanh · Zen Master

WP

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body.

William Penn · Philosopher

MA

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

Maya Angelou · Poet

HT

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Henry David Thoreau · Philosopher

GM

Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.

George MacDonald · Author

EH

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.

Etty Hillesum · Author

PM

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

Prasad Mahes · Author

MB

Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.

Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati · Spiritual Teacher

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A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

Seneca · Stoic Philosopher

BM

Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.

Bryant McGill · Author

PC

Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.

Pema Chödrön · Buddhist Nun

TH

Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts.

Thich Nhat Hanh · Zen Master

JH

Calmness is the cradle of power.

Josiah Gilbert Holland · Novelist

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Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Buddha · Spiritual Teacher

CB

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.

Corrie ten Boom · Writer

CM

The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.

Caroline Myss · Author

LT

Silence is a source of great strength.

Lao Tzu · Philosopher

AR

If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.

Amit Ray · Author

DL

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Dalai Lama · Spiritual Leader

CP

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

Chinese Proverb · Wisdom

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Rule your mind or it will rule you.

Horace · Roman Poet

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He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.

Lao Tzu · Philosopher

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Wisdom begins in wonder.

Socrates · Philosopher

AM

There is no way to peace, peace is the way.

A.J. Muste · Clergyman

ET

Sometimes, letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.

Eckhart Tolle · Spiritual Teacher

AE

Out of clutter, find simplicity.

Albert Einstein · Theoretical Physicist

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Walking is man's best medicine.

Hippocrates · Physician

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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Franklin D. Roosevelt · U.S. President