"Silence is essential for deep transformation. It allows the practice of conscious breathing to become deep and effective. Like still water that reflects things as they are, the calming silence helps us to see things more clearly, and therefore, to be in deeper contact with ourselves and those around us."

-- Nhat Hanh

#Water Quotes #Silence Quotes #Calming Quotes

“the finest achievements are those of the pen. ... To me God the Father is a writer.”

Source : Leslie Caron (1983). “Vengeance”, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
“In 1980, I published my first novel, in the usual swirl of unjustified hope and justified anxiety.”
“Clearly, there aren't enough positive moments or interactions happening in the workplace. As a result, our economy suffers, companies suffer, and individual relationships suffer.”
“When the American people get through with the English language, it will look as if it had been run over by a musical comedy.”
“Nobility of character manifests itself at loop-holes when it is not provided with large doors.”

Source : Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1997). “A Mary Wilkins Freeman Reader”, p.125, U of Nebraska Press
“If you wonder where your child left his roller skates, try walking around the house in the dark.”
“The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.”
“Carving is a source of joy to the artist. . . . To attack the raw material, gradually to extract a shape out of it following one's own desire, or, sometimes, the inspiration of the material itself: this gives the sculptor great joy.”

You may also like:

Chan Khong
Peace activist
Chogyam Trungpa
Teacher
Dalai Lama
Eckhart Tolle
Author
Gautama Buddha
Founding Figure
Jack Kornfield
Author
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Professor
Pema Chodron
Nun
Shunryu Suzuki