“The present moment is never unbearable if you live in it fully.  What is unbearable is to have your body here at 10 A.M. and your mind at 6 P.M.”  Anthony de Mell

“We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don’t make peace with ourselves.”  The Dalai Lama

When an ass falls into the mire because of his fast pace, he moves constantly in his attempt to stand up. He does not smooth out his place in order to stay. He knows this is no place to pass his life. ~ Rumi

Kill the cow of your ego as soon as you can, so that your hidden spirit may come to life and awareness! ~ Rumi

I have died a hundred times, oh Beloved, and this I tested: When Thy fragrance came, I beheld myself alive. ~ Rumi

“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.”  St. Francis of Assisi

“The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbors as ourselves:  we do unto others as we do unto ourselves.  We hate others when we hate ourselves.  We are tolerant towards others when we tolerate ourselves.”  Eric Hoffer

“One of the most powerful ways to pray, and a method used throughout the world, is the repetition of the name ‘God’.”  Krishan Chopra

“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.”  Peace Pilgrim

“Spiritual opening is not a withdrawal to some imagined realm or safe cave.  It is not a pulling away, but a touching of all the experience of life with wisdom and with a heart of kindness, without any separation.”  Jack Kornfield