What Is Calmness?
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Doing meditation could help people be in a calm state.
Cultivating calmness
Calmness is a quality that can be cultivated and increased with practice.[3] It usually takes a trained mind to stay calm in the face of a great deal of different stimulation, and possible distractions, especially emotional ones. The negative emotions are the greatest challenge to someone who is attempting to cultivate a calm mind. Some disciplines that promote and develop calmness are prayer, yoga, relaxation training, breath training, and meditation. Jon Kabat-Zinn states that “Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as the capacity of your mind to be calm and stable. Without calmness, the mirror of mindfulness will have an agitated and choppy surface and will not be able to reflect things with any accuracy.” [4]
Peace of mind

A Calm, by James Gillray
Another term usually associated with calmness is “Peace“.[5] A mind that is at peace or calm will cause the brain to produce “good” hormones, which in turn give the person a stable emotional state and promote good health in every area of life, including marriage.[6] Seeing the rise in crime and diseases around the world which are more often than not the consequences of the emotions going ‘out-of-control’,[7] it is therefore considered beneficial for many to stay calm and cultivate it in every possible situation, especially during stressful events such as demise of a family member or failure in business.
Etymology
The term comes from Middle English calme, from Old French, from Old Italian calmo, from Late Latin cauma, “heat of the day”, the “resting place in the heat of the day”, from Greek kauma, burning heat, from kaiein, to burn.[2]
- Ataraxia
- Equanimity
References
- “Calm – Definition of Calm by Merriam-Webster”.
- “Calmness – definition of calmness by The Free Dictionary”. TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- “Archived copy”. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- “Quotes About Calmness”.
- “Calmness Synonyms, Calmness Antonyms – Merriam-Webster Thesaurus”.
- ABC News. “Study: Bad Hormones Lead to Bad Marriages”. ABC News. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- “Controlling Anger — Before It Controls You”. apa.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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