Quote by Peace Pilgrim
We spend a great deal of time telling God what we think should be

We spend a great deal of time telling God what we think should be done, and not enough time waiting in the stillness for God to tell us what to do. – Peace Pilgrim

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No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family. – Peace Pilgrim

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Family
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To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life – bringing into alignment your beliefs and the way you live then, and only then, can you begin to find inner peace. – Peace Pilgrim

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Peace
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Once you start drinking a little of meditativeness, a little of love, you start growing wings. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

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Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss or tranquility, nor is it attempting to be a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes. – Chögyam Trungpa

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We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. – C.S. Lewis

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At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install storm windows. These extra panes of glass protect their houses against the bitter winds. We do something very similar to protect our minds through the practice of meditation. – Eknath Easwaran

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When a man does a household job, he goes through three periods: contemplating how it will be done; contemplating when it will be done; and contemplating. – Marcelene Cox

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Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants. – Edmund Burke

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