Quotes About Peace

There is no justification whatsoever for waging war on undesirable regimes, because these wars ultimately do not favour democracy on the ground.

The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.

Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through his past ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly ambitions.

Care is the antidote to violence.

I long now to be alone in some far-off cave and think without thought of others' eyes on me

Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing — nothing.

Try to keep your soul always in peace and quiet, always ready for whatever our lord may wish to work in you. it is certainly a higher virtue of the soul, and a greater grace, to be able to enjoy the Lord in different times and different places than in only one.

Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.

Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.

Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.

May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us." ...

Further, nothing, except sin, is contrary to an act of virtue. But war is contrary to peace. Therefore war is always a sin.

Heaven is the natural spaciousness of our mind before we make it small with self-protection.

I have always found a natural relationship between running and meditation. Running can be a support for meditation, and meditation can be a support for running.

in meditation, the mind will get stronger if we keep exercising our mindfulness.

1. Running with the Mind of Meditation

My meditation teachers taught me that with aggression, you may accomplish some things, but with gentleness, you can accomplish all things.

Bringing heaven down to earth, into our daily life, is how we rule our world.

Remember why you are meditating: to balance the activity of your life by working with your mind.

Thus the mind is more present and at peace. So the clarity and peace of mind we feel after running is mostly because the wild horse is tired, not necessarily because it has been tamed.

Shambhala is not only a place; it is a spiritual path

Enlightened society is where the flower and the rock will meet.