What symbolises calmness?

Question

I've already got blue and stillness but I need something more tangible to put down. Is there an animal that represents it? Anything really =)

Answer 1

the whale

Answer 2

I liked your question, only because I enjoy the section of Aristotelian logic dealing with signs. Some advice may be to change your perspective some what, that is begin to search for the natural sign of calmness rather than artifical ones. A sign is a thing that, while being an entity in itself, also conveys another thing. So, a natural sign would be something in itself while also conveying something else, but here the conncetion between the thing and the thing conveyed is said to be a real connection. For example: Smoke is Smoke, but it also coveys fire to one who sees it. The connection between smoke and fire is said to be a real one. An artifical sign is a sign that reatins the full definition of sign, but the connection between the thing is to be made by human convention or institution. For example, a weddng ring symbolizes marriage, but the connection isn't said to be real but is made by human institution. So, look for natural signs of calmness. Calmness is found within a human being, not within still water or a sunset (unless of course you mean the water is calm because it is not flowing, but this is analogical to something else)--these things don't contain calmness and therefore the connection we place on still water or a sunset is by our convention. Find that entity which naturally conveys calmness. For instance, when the emotions are at rest one is said to be calm. Calmness is said to be peaceful. If this is true, then does it follow that the emotions being a rest is necessary for peace in a persons life? Then calmness is a sign of the emotions being at rest in a persons life, and hence being at peace. Of course, this is just a hypothetical example.

Hope this helps

In Christ

Answer 3

Calmness when it is creative is like the burning of Camphor in still atmosphere, with nothing disturbing the flame and at the same time going upwards, in a total unflickering manner.

Kalidasa speaks about the Meditation of Siva in this manner: Calm totally, but Creative tremendously.

Answer 4

How about the elephant?
Or a pool of water in the moonlight?

Answer 5

Moonlight shining through the palm fronds.. ; - )

Answer 6

aaahhhh let's see. animals is a wrong choice. they are not calm. they are smelly. sorry it's the truth.

Answer 7

Still water
Snow
Cold
Vulcans

Answer 8

i use different elements...a lake, a cloud, a candle, a tree, a flower or a key....water, air, fire, wood, earth, metal