You cannot find peace by avoiding life.
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
Only the present moment contains life.
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.
For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe.
Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.
Observe your thoughts, don’t believe them.
Don’t go into the new year holding a grudge from last year. Leave the hurts and disappointments behind.
Trusting God’s plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.
The past doesn’t determine your future unless you carry it with you into the present. Forgiving yourself and others, you free the universe to begin again at any moment.
You begin by letting thoughts flow and watching them. The very observation slows down the mind till it stops altogether. Once the mind is quiet, keep it quiet. Don’t get bored with peace, be in it, go deeper into it.
Give up all ideas about yourself and simply be.
Past and future are in the mind only – I am now.
The attitude of silent observation is the very foundation of yoga. You see the picture, but you are not the picture.
If you can win over your mind, you can win over the whole world.
Meditation is the journey from sound to silence, from movement to stillness, from a limited identity to unlimited space.
Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.