Peace
We can always choose
We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them. – Epictetus
A relationship with nature
If we could, and we must, establish a deep long abiding relationship with nature, with the actual trees, the bushes, the flowers, the grass and the fast moving clouds, then we would never slaughter another human being for any reason whatsoever. – Jiddu Krishnamurti
One single word that gives peace
Better than a thousand useless words is one single word that gives peace. Better than a thousand useless verses is one single verse that gives peace. Better than a hundred useless poems is one single poem that gives peace. – The Dhammapada
Your progress with God
You will have peace to the extent that you have God, and the further you are away from God the less you will be at peace… Thus you may measure your progress with God by measuring your peace or the lack of it. – Meister Eckhart
Unshaken by the wind
As a mountain is unshaken by the wind, so the heart of a wise person is unmoved by all the changes on this earth. – Buddha
Oneness with the universe
The peace which is the most important is that which comes to the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe. – Black Elk
Awakening in this world
A single moment of awakening in this world is eternity in the world to come. The inner peace of the world to come is living in this world with full attention. The two are one; flip sides of a coin forever tumbling and never caught. – from Pirke Avot
Cooperation with the inevitable
“What is the secret of your serenity?” Said the master: “Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable.” – Anthony de Mello