Aparian

"Were I to be the founder of a new sect,

I would call them Apiarians, and, after the example of the bee,

advise them to extract the honey of every sect."  

- Thomas Jefferson

"And the peace which I always found in the silence and emptiness

of the moors filled me utterly."

~James Herriot (1916-1995)

"Peace is not something you wish for,

it is something you make, something you are,

something you do, and something you give away.”

~Robert Fulghum

“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.”

~Thich Nhat Hanh

“Peace is the only battle worth waging.”

~Albert Camus

“For a day, just for one day,

Talk about that which disturbs no one

And bring some peace into your

Beautiful eyes.”

~Hafez

"I discovered the secret of the sea

in meditation upon a dewdrop."

~Khalil Gibran (1883-1931)

Hope is being able to see that there is light

despite all of the darkness.

-Desmond Tutu

“The practice of forgiveness is our most important

contribution to the healing of the world.”

~Marianne Williamson

You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life,

but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”

~Eckhart Tolle

“To replace the old paradigm of war with a new paradigm

of waging peace, we must be pioneers who can push

the boundaries of human understanding.

We must be doctors who can cure the virus of violence.

We must be soldiers of peace who can do more

than preach to the choir. And we must be artists

who will make the world our masterpiece.”

~Paul Chappell