[simage=342,max,n,center,] Deep in the soul, below pain, below all the distraction of life, is a silence vast and grand – an infinite ocean of calm, which nothing can disturb; nature’s own exceeding peace, which “passes understanding”. That which we seek with passionate longing, here and there, upward and outward, we find at last within ourselves.Continue reading “21st August”
Category Archives: August 2011
20th August
[simage=341,max,n,center,] Ultimately we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. Etty Hillesum
19th August
[simage=340,max,n,center,] “Why should I listen to my heart?” “Because you will never be able to keep it quiet even if you pretend not to have heard what it tells you and, it will always be there inside you, repeating to you what you are thinking about the world and your life.” Paulo Coehlo – TheContinue reading “19th August”
18th August
[simage=339,max,n,center,] Those who cannot forgive, break the bridge over which they themselves must pass, for ALL are in need of forgiveness. George Herbert
17th August
[simage=338,max,n,center,] 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. Marianne Williamson
16th August
[simage=337,max,n,center,] If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Dale Carnegie
15th August
[simage=336,max,n,center,] Aim for your star, no matter how far, you must reach high above and touch your life with love, you must never look back, but charge on! See your goal your star of desire, see it red hot, feel it burning, you must be obsessed with it to make it your true yearning, beContinue reading “15th August”
14th August
[simage=335,max,n,center,] When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look into the reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame theContinue reading “14th August”
13th August
[simage=334,max,n,center,] In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone’s wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries touched by major nonviolent actions in our century (the Philippines, South Africa . . . the independence movement in India . . .) the figure reaches 3,337,400,000, a staggeringContinue reading “13th August”
12 August
[simage=333,max,n,center,] World peace will never be stable until enough of us find inner peace to stabilize it. Peace Pilgrim