“The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.”
Swami Sivananda
“Spiritual progress is like detoxification. Things have to come up in order to be released. Once we have asked to be healed, then our unhealed places are forced to the surface.”
Marianne Williamson
“Spiritual progress is right living, good conduct, moral behavior.”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“All sorrows are destroyed upon attainment of tranquillity. The intellect of such a tranquil person soon becomes completely steady.”
Bhagavad Gita
“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere”
François de la Rochefoucauld
“The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.”
Chanakya
“That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library”
Aphra Behn