Top 4 Quotes by John Dear

No matter where you are in the world the moon is never bigger than your thumb.

No matter where you are in the world the moon is never bigger than your thumb.

Moon, Thumbs, World

The life of "peace" is both an inner journey toward a disarmed heart and a public journey toward a disarmed world. This difficult but beautiful journey gives infinite meaning and fulfillment to life itself because our lives become a gift for the whole human race. With peace as the beginning, middle, and end of life, life makes sense.

John Dear

Beautiful, Peace, Heart

John Dear (2009). “Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and Action”, p.223, Image

Non-violence confronts systematic injustice with active love, but refuses to retaliate with further violence under any circumstances. In order to halt the vicious cycles of violence, it requires a willing acceptance of suffering and death rather than inflicting suffering or death on anyone else.

John Dear

Acceptance, Order, Suffering And Death

John Dear (2009). “Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and Action”, p.82, Image