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> 35 quotes tagged "peace"
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Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind rest at peace.Tao Te Ching – Chapter 16
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Give up learning, and put aside the business of deliberation and concern.Tao Te Ching – Chapter 20
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Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men does not try to force issues or defeat enemies.Tao Te Ching – Chapter 30
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When the world follows the Tao, horses run about freely. When the world departs from the Tao, war horses are bred.Tao Te Ching – Chapter 46
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When people lack fear of death, they are truly free.Tao Te Ching – Chapter 72
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Conflict arises when two truths oppose each other. Meet confrontation with inner calm and outer restraint. Compromise is often wiser than victory.I Ching, Hexagram 6: Conflict
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Heaven and earth unite in harmony. All elements support each other naturally. Enjoy this time of abundance while preparing for change.I Ching, Hexagram 11: Peace / Prosperity
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Genuine enthusiasm is contagious and creative. Move with the rhythm of life's music. Joy aligned with purpose inspires others naturally.I Ching, Hexagram 16: Enthusiasm / Harmony
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When obstacles block unity, decisive action is required. Justice sometimes demands firmness. Clear the obstruction to restore harmony.I Ching, Hexagram 21: Biting Through / Justice
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Beauty adorns substance but cannot replace it. Grace in manner enhances truth. Form and content must balance in elegant harmony.I Ching, Hexagram 22: Grace / Beauty
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Harmony begins at home. Right relationships create the foundation for all else. Each member contributes according to their nature.I Ching, Hexagram 37: The Family / Relationships
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Standing before completion holds infinite possibility. The journey continues endlessly. Every ending is a new beginning.I Ching, Hexagram 64: Before Completion / Potential
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Those who wish to know the whole truth take joy in doing the work and service that comes to them. This simple path leads to peace, virtue, and abundance.Hua Hu Jing, Verse 1
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The superior person settles her mind as the universe settles the stars in the sky. By connecting her mind with the subtle origin, she calms it. Once calmed, it naturally expands.Hua Hu Jing, Verse 5
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The superior person understands that her own energies play a part in all living things. Caring for them, she knows that she cares for herself. At peace with them, she is always at peace with herself.Hua Hu Jing, Verse 37
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The complete whole is the complete whole. So also is any part the complete whole. The universe is already a harmonious oneness; just realize it. If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace.Hua Hu Jing, Verse 46
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The four cardinal virtues: reverence for all life, natural sincerity, gentleness, and supportiveness. When practiced, they give birth to wisdom and evoke health, wealth, happiness, longevity, and peace.Hua Hu Jing, Verse 51
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Whether destruction awaits the world or no, why should I trouble my head about it?Lieh Tzu, Book 1: Cosmogony
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The pure men of old passed their waking existence in self-oblivion, and slept without dreams.Lieh Tzu, Book 3: Dreams
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They did not seek for posthumous fame and took no heed of rank or lifespan length. This detachment from external validation enabled genuine freedom and peace.Yang Chu's Garden of Pleasure, Ch. 3
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If you pay no regard to life and death, and let them be as they are, how can you be anxious lest our life should end too soon? Releasing concern about duration brings liberation.Yang Chu's Garden of Pleasure, Ch. 11
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Ease and pleasure align with human nature, while sorrow and grief oppose it. Only inner alignment matters, regardless of how society regards us.Yang Chu's Garden of Pleasure, Ch. 19
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Appetites induce loss of spirit. Excessive sensory indulgence prevents living a full life. Freedom comes through recognizing that material possessions add nothing essential to our nature.Huai Nan Tzu, Essay 3
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When the mind is at peace, the world too is at peace.Zen Poem – P'ang Yün (Layman P'ang) (740-808 CE)
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Spring comes with its flowers, autumn with the moon, summer with the breeze, winter with snow. When idle concerns don't fill your thoughts, that's your best season.Zen Poem – Wu-men Huai-kai (Mumon) (1183-1260)
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Drinking tea, eating rice, I pass my time as it comes. Looking down at the stream, looking up at the mountain, how serene and relaxed I feel indeed!Zen Poem – Nan-ch'üan P'u-yüan (748-835)
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Burning incense, I pass my days in serenity. When the incense is exhausted, I forget all things.Zen Poem – Shou-an
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When thoughts are quieted down, fire itself is cool.Zen Poem – Tu Kou-hao
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When the wind is still, the water is calm. The moon reflects perfectly in the lake.Zen Poem – Yung-ming Yen-shou (904-975)
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Although the wind blows, the mountain does not move. Although the wave rises, the moon is not disturbed.Zen Poem – Ikkyū Sōjun (1394-1481)
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No lure is greater than to possess what others want, no disaster greater than not to be content with what one has, no presage of evil greater than men should be wanting to get more. Truly: He who has once known the contentment that comes simply through being content, will never again be otherwise than contented.Tao Te Ching, Chapter 46
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Peace can be made only by those who are peaceful, and love can be shown only by those who love. No work of love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.Alan Watts
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Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
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Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity.Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step
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Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But if we cannot accept it, we will always be suffering.Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind