“You can do anything. You can perform miracles, but it won't fulfill you. What will fulfill you is the stillness of eternity.” Can DoBuddhismBalanceEternityMiracleStillness Author:Frederick Lenz
“Look for the things in your life that bring you stillness and happiness, not the things that make you crazy. Look inside yourself and look for that perfect stillness.” LooksPerfectCrazyBuddhismBalanceStillnessLook Inside Yourself Author:Frederick Lenz
“Archery, fencing, spear fighting, all of the martial arts, tea ceremony, flower arranging...in all of these, correct breathing, correct balance, and correct stillness help to remake the individual. The basic aim is always the same: by tirelessly practicing a given skill, the student finally sheds the ego with its fears, worldly ambitions, and reliance on objective scrutiny - sheds it so completely that he becomes the instrument of a deeper power, from which mastery falls instinctively, without further effort on his part, like a ripe fruit.” ArtHelpingFallFightingIndividualGivenEffortStudentsFlowerBalanceSkillsEgoAmbitionAimInstrumentsFruitDeeperObjectivesTeaBreathingMartial ArtsStillnessMasteryShedWorldlyCeremonyRelianceRipeScrutinyRemakesSpearsArrangingArcheryFencingRipe FruitTea Ceremony Author:Karlfried Graf Durckheim
“"Balance" as a verb doesn't mean "stillness," but the constant act of making minor corrections from one side to another to bring one towards a center of stability.” MeanSidesBalanceConstantStabilityStillnessMinorsVerbsCorrections Author:Brenda Strong