When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

When we develop patience, we find that we develop a reserve of calm and tranquility.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

Peace is not found by changing the world, but by changing your attitude to the world.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.

The key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion.

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don't accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

Those who know emptiness, know impermanence. Those who know impermanence, know non-self. Those who know non-self, know peace.

Through violence, you may solve one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

Happiness is not about getting what you want, but wanting what you've got.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

Many people think excitement is happiness... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

Peace in oneself, peace in the world.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.