Peace & Serenity

“Casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.”

“Keeping the balance in this case is equivalent to keeping the harmony in Creation undisturbed by observing the Primordial Laws of Creation.”

“Wise people, after they have listened to the laws, become serene, like a deep, smooth, and still lake.”

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.”

“But dignity, peace, light and joy can in turn only arise from a dignified way of thinking, never otherwise.”

“I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

“Men resort to him, and receive no hurt, but (find) rest, peace, and the feeling of ease.”

“Even though a speech be a thousand (of words), but made up of senseless words, one word of sense is better, which if a man hears, he becomes quiet.”

“In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.”

“Try to observe calmly what you usually call Nature: the mountains, the lakes, the woods, and the meadows, at all seasons!”

“You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.”

“Work during your working hours, and rest during the necessary time of rest!”

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”

“There is no fire like passion; there is no losing throw like hatred; there is no pain like this body; there is no happiness higher than rest.”

“The LORD bless you, and keep you. The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.”

“Nothing can confuse you, for you go quietly and with firm strides along your path!”

“In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me live in safety.”

“The LORD will give strength to his people. The LORD will bless his people with peace.”

“The Light always exhibits cool purity and peaceful circumspection in the conscious power of the high knowledge!”

“Victory breeds hatred, for the conquered is unhappy. He who has given up both victory and defeat, he, the contented, is happy.”

“Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.”

“Simplicity without a name Is free from all external aim. With no desire, at rest and still, All things go right as of their will.”

“But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”

“Only such complete harmony brings about a healthy and strong development of the spirit, preventing the possibility of any morbid eccentricity.”

“Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.”

“He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquillity, is free from fear and free from sin, while he tastes the sweetness of drinking in the law.”

“Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.”

“Why do you so often torment yourselves with mere earthly trifles which you perceive to be sin, but which are not really so.”

“When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”

“Those which are worth keeping with every one are peace and affection.”

“It is quite right to say that in deeply solemn moments earthman senses the nearness of his God.”

“The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.”

“The Bhikshu who acts with kindness, who is calm in the doctrine of Buddha, will reach the quiet place (Nirvana), cessation of natural desires, and happiness.”

“For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness will not depart from you.”

“There is within you an altar which should serve for the worship of your God. This altar is your intuitive faculty.”

“If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.”

“Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.”

“So then, let's follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.”

“The Bhikshu whose body and tongue and mind are quieted, who is collected, and has rejected the baits of the world, he is called quiet.”

“For God does not will that His people should suffer! He wills only joy, love and happiness! The way within the Light cannot be otherwise! The way towards the Light has stones only if man first places them there!”

“Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.”

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.”

“Even if people harass you severely, be it through envy, malice or base habits, you bear peace within yourselves forever, and this will finally help you to overcome all difficulties!”

“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.”

“The world does not know that we must all come to an end here;--but those who know it, their quarrels cease at once.”

“Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord.”

“In the working of this Creation everything for man has been wisely provided!”

“Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”

“The worship of God in your life and in your experiences consists solely of keeping the Divine Laws! This alone ensures happiness!”

“He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.”

“He who drinks in the law lives happily with a serene mind: the sage rejoices always in the law, as preached by the elect (Ariyas).”

“Gravity is the root of lightness; stillness, the ruler of movement.”

“Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.”

“Therefore keep the Sabbath Day holy! Be it in your home, or better still in Nature, which helps you to become alert in thinking and intuitive perceiving!”

“He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" The wind ceased and there was a great calm.”

“LORD, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us.”

“A Bhikshu who has entered his empty house, and whose mind is tranquil, feels a more than human delight when he sees the law clearly.”

“You must never destroy the peace and the harmony between two human beings. Hammer this into yourself, so that it may always stand as a warning before the eyes of your soul.”

“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”