Peace Pilgrim Quotes - Page 2

Humanity can only improve as people improve. When you have improved your life, you can inspire those around you to want to improve their lives. Remember that a few in harmony with God's will are more powerful than multitudes out of harmony.

Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God.

Anything you strive to hold captive will hold you captive, and if you desire freedom you must give freedom.

We are all cells in the same body of humanity.

You have much more power when you are working for the right thing than when you are working against the wrong thing. And, of course, if the right thing is established wrong things will fade away of their own accord.

Never underestimate the power of a loosely knit group working for a good cause. All of us who work for peace together, all of us who pray for peace together, are a small minority, but a powerful spiritual fellowship. Our power is beyond our numbers.

Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.

You are within God. God is within you.

There is great freedom in simplicity of living.

Constantly through thought you are creating your inner conditions and helping to create the conditions around you. So keep your thoughts on the positive side, think about the best that could happen, think about the good things you want to happen.

Live according to your highest light and more light will be given.

Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens.

Visualize a golden light within you and spread it out. First to those about you - your circle of friends and relatives - and then gradually to the world. Keep on visualizing God's golden light surrounding our earth.

If you are harboring the slightest bitterness toward anyone, or any unkind thoughts of any sort whatever, you must get rid of them quickly. They are not hurting anyone but you. It isn't enough just to do right things and say right things - you must also think right things before your life can come into harmony.

The fear habit is very detrimental because you attract the things you fear. If we have any fear we need to get rid of it.

The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one's life.

For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the reflections.

Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.

You can visualize God's light each day and send it to someone who needs help. Your divine nature must reach out and touch the divine nature of another. Within you is the light of the world, it must be shared with the world.

I pray without ceasing now. My personal prayer is: Make me an instrument which only truth can speak.

My appointed work is to awaken the divine nature that is within.

What we usually call human evolution is the awakening of the divine nature within us.

I no longer become angry. I not only do not say angry words, I do not even think angry thoughts! If someone does an unkind thing to me I feel only compassion instead of resentment. Even upon those who cause suffering I look with deep compassion, knowing the harvest of sorrow that lies in store for them. If there were those who hated me, I would love them in return, knowing that hatred can only be overcome by love, and knowing that there is good in all human beings which can be reached by a loving approach.

It is not through judgment that the good in people can be reached, but through love and faith.

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. Inner peace is not found by staying on the surface of life, or by attempting to escape from life through any means. Inner peace is found by facing life squarely, solving its problems, and delving as far beneath its surface as possible to discover its verities and realities.