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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This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love. – Peace Pilgrim

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Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions. – Peace Pilgrim

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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 ones life. – Peace Pilgrim

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The act of meditation is being spacious. – Sogyal Rinpoche

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