#inner-peace

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Silence is a source of great strength.

I think it would be better for my lyre to be out of tune, and that the multitude should disagree with me, rather than that I, being one, should be out of harmony with myself.

A man who finds no satisfaction in himself seeks for it in vain elsewhere.

You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides Him from you.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded.

Inner peace is the foundation of all authentic power.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

Flow with whatever may happen, and keep your mind free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

When there is no peace within ourselves, it is vain to seek it from without.

Meditation is the only answer to all the questions of man. The problem may be anything, but the answer is one: meditation is the answer.

Compassion is the overflow of your own inner peace.

No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily.

He who has a calm nature and is undisturbed by events carries a sanctuary within his breast.