our commitment to more conscious breathing is directly related to our commitment to being here, now present in our own life, alert yet relaxed, aware , breathe like you want to be here , wherever here is for you, now, in this moment , find your stillness

Stillness is the most powerful virtue against all odds in life.

There was a sudden stillness like the gap between ticks on a clock, but the next tick never coming.

What transforms this world is — knowledge. Do you see what I mean? Nothing else can change anything in this world. Knowledge alone is capable of transforming the world, while at the same time leaving it exactly as it is. When you look at the world with knowledge, you realize that things are unchangeable and at the same time are constantly being transformed.

I guess I should have reacted the way most of the other girls were, but I couldn't get myself to react. I felt very still and very empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo.

Be still and present in the moment. Don't worry or stress. Don't think about the future or the past. Don't think about the what ifs. Be where you are.