"Until we extend the circle of our compassion to all living things,
we will not ourselves find peace."
~ Dr. Albert Schweitzer

Just to be is a blessing.
Just to live is holy.
~Rabbi Abraham Heschel~

Calmness is the living breath of God's immortality in you.
~Paramahansa Yogananda~

Peace is the alter of God, the condition in which happiness exists.
~Paramahansa Yogananda~

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
~Buddha~

The greatest prayer is patience.
~Buddha~

A Zen student came to Bankei and complained: "Master, I have an
ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?" "You have something very
strange," replied Bankei. "Let me see what you have." "Just now I can
not show it to you," replied the other. "When can you show it to me?"
asked Bankei. "It arises unexpectedly," replied the student. "Then,"
concluded Bankei, "It must not be your own true nature. If it were you could show it to me at any time. When you were born you did not have it, and your parents did not give it to you. Think that over."

The best way to know God is to love many things.
~Vincent van Gogh~

Listen
Listen, to the rain that beats upon the ground
open your heart to the sound of the angels shedding tears
for a world that was created
in beauty, peace, and love
Listen, to the children laughing as they play
open your hearts and hear through the children's joy
for a world that was created
in beauty, peace, and love
Listen to the tears of a mother as she cries for their future
when yet another forest is cut.... beauty gone
when yet another war breaks out.... peace gone
for a world that was created
in beauty, peace and love
Listen, to the sounds of all things in nature
open your hearts to the sounds
and bring hope for the children of today and tomorrow
for a world that was created
in beauty, peace, and love
Listen, to the rain that beats upon the ground
open your hearts to the sounds of the angels shedding tears
for a world that was created
in beauty, peace, and love.
~Guenivere~
Peace sister!