Provenance
Sources & credits.
Quiet Field uses only material with documented permission. Links below lead to the source and license information used for this release.
Sayings
Epictetus
Clearly labeled modern-English adaptations of Elizabeth Carter’s public-domain translation of The Encheiridion in All the Works of Epictetus (1758). Read the source ↗
Marcus Aurelius
Clearly labeled modern-English adaptations of Meric Casaubon’s public-domain translation of Meditations. Read the source ↗
Seneca
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Richard M. Gummere translation. Public-domain volumes published between 1917 and 1925. Read the source ↗
Yaoshan and Xuansha
Teachings recorded by Kaiten Nukariya in the public-domain 1913 text The Religion of the Samurai. Read the source ↗
Confucius
Clearly labeled modern-English adaptations of James Legge’s public-domain translation of The Analects in The Chinese Classics, volume 1, second edition (1893). Read the source ↗
Laozi
Clearly labeled modern-English adaptations of James Legge’s public-domain translation of the Tao Te Ching in Sacred Books of the East, volume 39 (1891). Read the source ↗
Gautama Buddha and The Dhammapada
Teachings traditionally attributed to Gautama Buddha, presented as clearly labeled modern-English adaptations of F. Max Müller’s public-domain translation of The Dhammapada in Sacred Books of the East, volume 10, part I (1881). Read the source ↗
Henry David Thoreau
Walden. Public domain. Read the source ↗
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-Reliance. Public domain. Read the source ↗
James Clear
Brief excerpts from “Zanshin” and “Shoshin,” used under the author’s published permission for website quotations from articles under 250 words with attribution and a link to the original. Read the permission ↗
Nature recordings
Gentle rain
Rain at Devils Postpile National Monument. Credit: National Park Service. NPS-created work, generally public domain. Source ↗
Distant shore
Ocean at Olympic National Park. Credit: National Park Service. NPS-created work, generally public domain. Source ↗
Forest morning
“Morning Symphony in Bartlett Cove,” recorded at Glacier Bay National Park and credited to the National Park Service. The NPS media page identifies NPS-credited media without a copyright symbol as public domain. Source and usage information ↗
Meditative music
Meditation Impromptu 01 & 02
Music by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 ↗. MP3 transcodes provided by Wikimedia Commons. Source collection ↗
Bells
Singing Bowl 1 & 2
Recorded by BambooBeast and released into the public domain. MP3 transcodes provided by Wikimedia Commons. Opening bowl ↗ · Closing bowl ↗
Type
Newsreader & Geist
Newsreader by Production Type and Geist by Vercel. Both are used under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. License files are included with the fonts.