#inner-peace

"The wise do not buy into other people’s perceptions of who they are and what they are capable of. Instead, they bypass a person’s public persona and see who they are in their highest expression. When you see actions taken with integrity, instead of words only, you will then know a soul’s worth."

"Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude."

"How beautiful it is to have inner peace while knowing that everyone is busy with their own battles in life."

"Peace is not a result inside us from everything around us. Peace is not submissive nor passive. On the contrary, peace is an overwhelming force which comes from within us, disrespectful of everything around us, a firm coalition of spirit and soul standing against all the unrest that abounds."

"I don't know whether it is beautiful or sad, that I find such blissful happiness within the confines of my own mind, more so than I do in the reality that surrounds me."

"Be patient. Your skin took a while to deteriorate. Give it some time to reflect a calmer inner state. As one of my friends states on his Facebook profile: "The true Losers in Life, are not those who Try and Fail, but those who Fail to Try."

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."

"I saw that all the things I feared and which feared me had nothing good or bad in them save in so far as the mind was affected by them."

"No one is responsible for your inner peace and inner joy except for you."

"The quickest way to experiencing the peace inside, is to learn to recognize when I am not at peace."

"And like the sun, I will always rise."

"Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past."

"Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it...Don't allow his anger to become your anger."

"Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside."

"Learning to forgive is the greatest way to find inner peace."

"Spirituality is not to be learned by flight from the world, or by running away from things, or by turning solitary and going apart from the world. Rather, we must learn an inner solitude wherever or with whomsoever we may be. We must learn to penetrate things and find God there."

"Elevate your inside game. A negative attitude is below the horizon...a place for lonesome hearts."

"You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was."

"You are truly living when you have inner peace. You are far away from the beauty of life when you are fighting a war."

"You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been."