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From the book “The Essence of Zen”:

The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest and wander, live in the changing light of a room, and not try to be or do anything. - May Sarton

Within yourself is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. - Herman Hesse

Solitude is freedom. It is an anchor - an anchor in the void. You’re anchored to absolutely nothing and that is my definition of freedom. - John Lilly

There is a silence into which the world cannot intrude. There is an ancient peace that you carry in your heart and have not lost, nor will you ever lose it. - Jesus, A Course in Miracles

Silence is a friend who will never betray you. - Confucius

Let us not therefore go hurrying about and collecting honey, bee-like, buzzing here and there impatiently from a knowledge of what is to be arrived at. Rather, let us open our leaves like a flower and be passive and receptive. - John Keats

Meditating deeply - you will reach the depth of The Source. Branching streams cannot compare to this Great Source! Sitting alone in the great silence, even though the heavens turn, and the earth is upset, you will not even wink. - Nyogen Senzaki

I was utterly alone with the Sun and the Earth. Lying down on the grass, I spoke in my soul to the Earth, the Sun, the Air and the distant sea. - Richard Jeffries

I am sure of this: that by going much alone a man will get more of a noble courage in thought and word than from all the wisdom in books. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sit quietly doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself. - Timeless Zen Proverb

The goal of a healthy solitude is love. This is because love and acceptance of ourselves as we are and where we are is as important as love and compassion for others. - Dorothy Payne

Settle into solitude and you will come upon Him in yourself. - St. Theresa

When man sites then the coarse passions subside and the luminous mind arises in awareness. Thus, consciousness is illuminated. - Meister Eckhart

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