- “Spiritual knowledge is fruitful only when it is applied” ― Shri Radhe Maa
- “Spiritual growth is the only real growth” ― Shri Radhe Maa
- “When compulsions make you keep doing something against your will, don’t be frustrated with others. Just observe the helplessness of your own physical self and ultimately detach from it.” ― Shunya
- “Heart-Mind, left to its natural state, is vast as a panorama of Nature.” ― Frank LaRue Owen, The School of Soft-Attention
- “Learn to observe your emotions without needing to act or distract yourself from them. Within that stillness your truest most vulnerable thoughts will arise and it is these thoughts that will show you where your healing work must begin.” ― Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace: Essential Teachings for Enriching Life
- “Sure, I’ve had times it was hard to meditate….But even then I still end up being more calmly agitated.” ― Nanette Mathews
- “Enjoy the peace of Nature and declutter your inner world.” ― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Living in the Moment – Living in the Breath
- “When you started the journey of this life, you learned your mother tongue so as to communicate with the external world. Even before that you knew a language that you have been using since eternity. It’s your Divine-mother tongue: Silence. Use it to communicate with the divine.” ― Shunya
- “Like Anesthesia detaches mind from body, supreme knowledge detaches the soul from body-mind.” ― Shunya
- “Like a sponge, we absorb, not liquid, but energy. Each morning we wake up as a fresh, dry sponge, ready to take in the world around us. Throughout the day, we interact with people, various energies, and a range of vibration. Each time, we absorb energy – either a small amount or a great deal – depending on whether the contact is direct or residual. And when we are filled to the point that we can absorb no more, we sometimes feel like we might explode. We know this bursting point – it reveals itself in our over-stimulated, over-stressed, near-crazy minds. Sleep often releases the energetic buildup, yet meditation works just as well. Meditation throughout the day “wrings out” our soggy, spongy selves. Deliberate mindfulness in the present moment can keep us from absorbing things we don’t resonate with, so that we no longer reach the point of mental breakdowns or emotional overloads.” ― Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace: Essential Teachings for Enriching Life
- “Illusions can and do create PHYSICAL Dis-Ease within our bodies. So it’s most important to master our thoughts, to become cognizant of what we are spending our precious mental energy on each moment of every day.” ― Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace: Essential Teachings for Enriching Life
- No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it. Harry Emerson Fosdick
- The enemy of peace of mind is expectations drilled into you by society and other people. Naval Ravikant (See also: serenity quotes)
- “You may wonder why so many of my quotes – and all my work – is about love, compassion and inner peace? Because life is nothing, empty, bereft without these things.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru
- “You are more important than you think you are, you are braver, you are more lovable and smarter than you think you are. Upgrade what you think!” ― Happy Goddessa
- “Once we learn to stably regulate our attention, we can be fully present in our joy, compassion, and love; in turn, we can deny oxygen to our anger, anxiety, and self-cherishing. This is the first step towards lasting inner tranquility.” ― Kyle Parton, A Primer on Samatha Meditation
- “Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.” ― Alaric Hutchinson
- “The fact is, inner peace isn’t something that comes when you finally paint the whole house a nice shade of cream and start drinking herbal tea. Inner peace is something that is shaped by the wisdom that ‘this too shall pass’ and is fired in the kiln of self-knowledge…” ― Tania Ahsan, The brilliant book of calm: Down to Earth Ideas for Finding Inner Peace in a Chaotic World
- “Don’t crave for anyone’s understanding. It is futile. Plainly state your views, your preferences and move on…this is the only way to preserve your inner peace and be happy.” ― AVIS Viswanathan
- “Unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life are common themes in the American culture today.Folks sometimes mistake my meaning when I say, “You have the freedom of choice and the ability to create your best life”, because they all too often rush to drop everything that is weighing them down. They quit the job, ditch the unhappy marriage, cut out negative friends and family, get out of Dodge, etc. I do not advocate such hastiness; in fact, I believe that rash decision-making leads to more problems further down the road. Another unsatisfying job manifests; another unhappy relationship results. These people want a new environment, yet the same negative energy always seems to occupy it. This is because transformation is all about the internal shift, not the external. Any blame placed on outside sources for our unhappiness will forever perpetuate that unhappiness. Pointing the finger is giving away your power of choice and the ability to create our best life. We choose: “That person is making me unhappy” vs. “I make myself happy.” When you are in unhappy times of lack and feelings of separation – great! Sit there and be with it. Find ways to be content with little. Find ways to be happy with your Self. As we reflect on the lives of mystics past and present, it is not the things they possess or the relationships they share that bring them enlightenment – their light is within. The same light can bring us unwavering happiness (joy). Love, Peace, Joy – these three things all come from within and have an unwavering flame – life source – that is not dependent on the conditions of the outside world. This knowing is the power and wisdom that the mystics teach us that we are all capable of achieving. When I say, “You have the freedom of choice and the ability to create your best life”, I am not referring to external conditions; I am referring to the choice you have to look inward and discover the ability to transform the lead of the soul into gold. Transformation is an inner journey of the soul. Why? Because, as we mentioned above, wherever we go, ourselves go with us. Thus, quitting the job, dumping relationships, etc. will not make us happy because we have forgotten the key factor that makes or breaks our happiness: ourselves. When we find, create, and maintain peace, joy, and love within ourselves, we then gain the ability to embrace the external world with the same emotions, perspective, and vibration. This ability is a form of enlightenment. It is the modern man’s enlightenment that transforms an unsatisfying life into one of fulfillment.” ― Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace: Essential Teachings for Enriching Life
- “You don’t have to go on a quest to “find” silence-it’s a matter of uncovering it right where you are. Think about it: if all external and internal sounds were eliminated, only silence would remain. The question is, how much silence can you bear? How deep are you willing to go below surface living to reconnect with who you truly are?” ― Dennis Merritt Jones, Your Redefining Moments: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be
- Expectations end in frustrations. Hopes lead to despair. Desires result in disappointments. Blessed is the man who is free of illusions and in peace with reality. @TheAncientSage
- “Es ist die Resonanz der Stille.” ― Nina Hrusa
- “A peaceful soul remains peaceful at all times.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
- “Pray as if you possess no will. Work as if everything depends on you.” ― Shri Radhe Maa
- “Everything is possible through complete devotion to the Lord.” ― Shri Radhe Maa
- Be — don’t try to become. Osho
- “Take the time to slow down, relax, meditate, and contemplate the wonders within. You will discover an inner calm and balance that previously eluded you.” ― Joanne Madeline Moore, Love and Sex Signs: Venus, Mars and Astrology
- “If you feel that you are going without go within” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru
- “As I meditate, I leave my attachments and definitions behind, finding myself in a place of stillness, a place that only exists between the last word of a sentence… and the period.” ― Alex Kakuyo, Perfectly Ordinary: Buddhist Teachings for Everyday Life