165 Inner Peace quotes

Love and peace of mind do protect us. They allow us to overcome the problems that life hands us. They teach us to survive… to live now… to have the courage to confront each day.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

To seek out your own inner Peace is the greatest gift you could ever hope to give to this world.

Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside.

Once you have accepted your flaws no one can use them against you.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.

Acquire inner peace and a multitude will find their salvation near you.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I’m getting there, slowly but surely.

Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.

Surrender to what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be.

Mindset is everything. Like the eye of a storm -find the sunshine and calm within you, even if there is chaos outside of you.

Healthy emotional flow is the key to inner peace.

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

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Real peace is not in power, money, or weapons, but in deep inner peace.

I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.

When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.

Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.

When there is peace in the self, there is peace in the world.

The greatest misfortune that can come to a human being is to lose his inner peace. No outer force can rob him of it. It is his own thoughts, his own actions that rob him of it.

Listen to the inner light; it will guide you. Listen to inner peace; it will feed you. Listen to inner love; it will transform you, it will divinise you, it will immortalise you.

Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.

Cultivate peace of mind which does not separate one’s self from one’s surroundings. When that is done successfully, then everything else follows naturally.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

If there’s no inner peace, people can’t give it to you. The husband can’t give it to you. Your children can’t give it to you. You have to give it to you.

The quickest way to experiencing the peace inside, is to learn to recognize when I am not at peace.

Chasing after the world brings chaos. Allowing it all to come to me, brings peace.

Learn to calm down the winds of your mind, and you will enjoy great inner peace.

Choose your thoughts carefully. Keep what brings you peace, release what brings you suffering, and know that happiness is just a thought away.

Never worry what others say when you walk away from all the drama. Be grateful you had the strength and courage to stay out of the conflict and be at peace with your choices.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.

If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts.

I’ve made peace with myself. Good for you. That’s the hardest war of all to win. Didn’t say I won. Just stopped fighting.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

Discover your deep inner-self and from that place spread love in every direction.

I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal.

You can’t hammer yourself with hatred and build a life of happiness.

Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.

There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind.

We don’t realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace.

The best fighter is never angry.

When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.

Nothing can disturb your peace of mind unless you allow it to.

Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart, live in the question.

Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it. Don’t allow his anger to become your anger.

Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.

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

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.

You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.

Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.

In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and try to cultivate inner peace.

A balanced inner calmness radiates from a peaceful centre. It neither craves others’ approval nor rejects others’ presence. It neither pulls towards nor pushes away. It has a reverent attitude towards life and all its inhabitants.

Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.

I don’t know whether it is beautiful or sad, that I find such blissful happiness within the confines of my own mind, more so than I do in the reality that surrounds me.

We are all on a journey to mastering our inner peace.

If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters.

Don’t let external chaos destroy your inner peace of mind.

Always make decisions that prioritize your inner peace.

Inner-Peace is the force that lets you know that you are safe no matter where you go.

Inner peace is a byproduct of how you choose to live your life.

Don’t expect inner peace if you still hate your past.

Being in silence is the gateway to Inner Peace.

Inner peace is more important than reacting to others’ expectations.

Aim for inner peace. It’s impossible to be happy all the time.

Peace of mind and inner peace come when you resolve conflicts that you have with yourself.

This world will be peaceful only when you find inner peace, love and forgiveness through meditation.

True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed.

Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we’re frantic, life will be frantic. If we’re peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.

A smile is the beginning of peace.

No price is too great to pay for inner peace.

When you make genuine contact with your inner Spirit, there is an inner joy, an inner peace, that takes over.

Our mind is full of anger, jealousy and other negative feelings. Yet we do not realize that these are incompatible with inner peace and joy.

The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.

We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.

It is only through inner peace that we can have true outer freedom.

Eternal Inner Peace has to be cultivated daily.

Prayer is the oxygen of the soul.

I recommend calm and calm all the time.

The root of all evil is ‘I,’ ‘Me,’ ‘Mine.’

Do you not see the Madonna always beside the Tabernacle?

Fear also seizes Him, and His spirit languishes in mortal sadness.

Through the study of books one seeks God; by meditation one finds him.

Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.

The storms that are raging around you will turn out to be for God’s glory, your own merit, and the good of many souls.

The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.

Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God’s heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips but with your heart. In fact, on certain occasions, you should only speak to Him with your heart.

May the Heart of Jesus be the goal of all your aspirations.

May the Child Jesus be the star that guides you through the desert of your present life.

A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

How unbearable is pain when suffered far from the Cross, but how sweet and bearable it becomes when it is offered close to the Cross of Jesus!

If we earnestly endeavor to love Jesus, this alone will drive all fear from our hearts and soul will find that instead of walking in the Lord’s paths, it is flying.

The greater your sufferings, the greater God’s love for you.

Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter.

My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.

Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly.

You complain because the same trials are constantly returning. But look here, what have you to fear? Are you afraid of the divine craftsman who wants to perfect His masterpiece in this way? Would you like to come from the hands of such a magnificent Artist as a mere sketch and no more?

The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort.

Walk in the way of the Lord with simplicity and do not torment your spirit. You must hate your defects, but with a quiet hate, not troublesome and restless.

The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain.

The sacred gift of prayer is in the right hand of our Savior, and according to the measure that you empty yourself of yourself, that is of love of your senses and of your own will, and make progress in rooting yourself in holy humility, to that extent the Lord will speak to your heart.

The greatest act of faith is that which rises to your lips in total darkness together with the sacrifices, sufferings and wholehearted efforts of a determined will to do good. This act of faith strikes through the darkness of your soul like lightening. In the midst of tempest it raises you up and leads you to God.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

I am Dead, but it’s not so bad. I’ve learned to live with it.

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

You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.

Die while alive and be thoroughly dead. Then do what you will, and all will be well.

Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there’s got to be a way through it.

Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally, and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make each of us unique.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.

It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.

Acceptance doesn’t mean that life gets better; it just means that my way of living life on life’s terms improves.

When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.

Accept – then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.

Live your life, sing your song. Not full of expectations. Not for the ovations. But for the joy of it.

Nobody’s going to win all the time. On the highway of life you can’t always be in the fast lane.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

I’m not okay, you’re not okay, and that’s okay.

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.

Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself—and especially to feel, or not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at any moment is fine with them. That’s what real love amounts to – letting a person be what he really is.

The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.

Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow—this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.

As you become clearer about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you – the first time around.

No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it.

The acceptance of death gives you more of a stake in life, in living life happily, as it should be lived. Living for the moment.

We are all going, I thought, and it applies to turtles and turtlenecks, Alaska the girl and Alaska the place, because nothing can last, not even the earth itself. The Buddha said that suffering was caused by desire, we’d learned, and that the cessation of desire meant the cessation of suffering. When you stopped wishing things wouldn’t fall apart, you’d stop suffering when they did.

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and fear of the future.

Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

Marriage equality is about more than just marriage. It’s about something greater. It’s about acceptance.

For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.

Wisdom. . .is knowing what you have to accept.

What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren’t fighting yourself along the way.

Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.

Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.

I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore, like I always thought I would.