Once you conquer your selfish self, all your darkness will change to light. Rumi

"The world around you is only beautiful when you are at peace with the world within you." Paulo Coelho

Your Mother is always with you. She’s the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street, she’s the smell of certain foods you remember, flowers you pick, the fragrance of life itself. She’s the cool hand on your brow when you’re not feeling well, she’s your breath in the air on a cold winter’s day. She is the sound of the rain that lulls you to sleep, the colors of a rainbow. Your mother lives inside your laughter. She’s the place you came from, your first home, and she’s the map you follow with every step you take. She’s your first love, your first friend, even your first enemy, but nothing on earth can separate you. Not time, not space, not even death. ~ unknown

The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything. Ramana Maharshi

Last night I begged the Wise One to tell me the secret of the world. Gently, gently, he whispered, "Be quiet, the secret cannot be spoken, It is wrapped in silence." Rumi

“You are a thousand flowers, —you are a meadow full of them—”

— Edna St. Vincent Millay, from “The Lamp and the Bell,” published c. 1921

Peace transmutes embarrassment into humorous humility.