We cannot give what we do not have: We cannot bring peace to the world if we ourselves are not peaceful. We cannot bring love to the world if we ourselves are not loving. Our true gift to ourselves and others lies not in what we have but in who we are.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called "All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.
The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.
The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.
If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.
The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.
Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of Your peace. Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from me to all the world. Amen.
Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
When an idea reaches critical mass there is no stopping the shift its presence will induce.
Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle.
Our key to transforming anything lies in our ability to reframe it.
Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.
Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.
Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart.
Anytime you try to be a loving person, you're doing your part to save the world.
Enlightenment is the key to everything, and it is the key to intimacy, because it is the goal of true authenticity.
Beyond drama and chaos, beyond anxiety and fear, lies a zone of endless peace and love. Let's all take a very deep breath, slow down for just a moment and remember this. That alone will open the door.
Become more accepting. With every interaction, surrender any tendency to judge another person. Pray for a more accepting heart.
Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.
Where there is peace, there cannot be chaos; the two cannot coexist at the same time.
As difficult as it can be to find genuine inner calm, it is the key to creating peace in the world as we know it. The world will not change until we do, and there is nothing the world can deliver to us that will give us the peace we crave. Peace comes not from the world, but from God.
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