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“To meditate does not mean to fight with a problem. To meditate means to observe. Your smile proves it. It proves that you are being gentle with yourself, that the sun of awareness is shining in you, that you have control of your situation. You are yourself, and you have acquired some peace.”

Mean Doe Problem Fighting Peace Situation Sun Meditation Awareness Prove Shining Smile Gentle Prove It Your Smile

Book:The Sun My Heart

Source: The Sun My Heart

“It is difficult to explain to children in the "overdeveloped" nations that not all children in the world have such beautiful and nourishing food. Awareness of this fact alone can help us overcome many of our own psychological pains. Eventually our contemplation can help us see how to assist those who need our help so much.”

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Author:Nhat Hanh

“In politics nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.”

Matter Values Peace Work Awareness Inner Peace Finding Peace Nothing Matters

Author:Arthur Balfour

“Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure.”

Body Certain Peace Healing One Thing Awareness Soul Healing Healing The Body Body Awareness Healing Heart

Author:Phyllis McGinley

“Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God.”

States God Peace Awareness Praying Constant Oneness Transcendentalism

Book:Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words

Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words

“If a child smiles, if an adult smiles, that is very important. If in our daily lives we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.”

Source: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

“The greatest religious problem today is how to be both a mystic and a militant; in other words how to combine the search for an expansion of inner awareness with effective social action, and how to feel one's true identity in both.”

Feels Problem Today Action Social Peace Religious Awareness Identity Expansion Mystic Ubuntu Militant True Identity Social Action

Author:Ursula K. Le Guin