St.James's Blog (27)

To be one's centered self and not self centered. To breathe in life and let it fill my lungs; to feel it flow through my body, mind, and soul. Exhale...



To figure out the chains that hold any of us down are really self-imposed. Finding the key is really inside of ourselves too. The key to set us free to walk the paths of our own destinys. Light, love, inner peace and a new sense of freedom from holds us down. There is a difference between being grounded and reality. Who is really… Continue

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.



I myself feel, and also tell other Buddhists that the question of Nirvana will come later.



There is not much hurry. If in day to day life you lead a good life, honesty, with love, with compassion, with less selfishness, then automatically it will lead to Nirvana.



If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or… Continue

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.



Buddha



A jug fills drop by drop.



Buddha



All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.



Buddha



All that we are is the result of… Continue

Timeless words with infinite relevance for our own lives.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, Who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We… Continue

One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.



The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment. Foster peace… Continue

Peace of mind is not a goal I need achieve. It's a place inside I never want to leave. Close my eyes, I still my thoughts and then I say I will choose to live in peace today.



-Robert Alan



We can only help make our lives and our world more peaceful, when we ourselves feel peace. Peace already exists within each of us, if we only allow ourselves to feel its comfort. Peace of mind begins when we stop thinking about how far we have to go, or how hard the road has been, and… Continue

If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.



- Lyndon Baines Johnson



Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.



- Thomas Jefferson



If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends.



You talk to your enemies.



- Moshe Dayan



If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we… Continue