Soul Mountain, the story
Soul Mountain, the story of one man’s quest for inner peace and freedom. Gao Xingjian
Inner Peace
Of mortals there is
Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon one, one may be perhaps luckier than one’s neighbor, but still not happy. Euripides
The excursion is the
The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy. Eudora Welty
It is not by
It is not by accident that the happiest people are those who make a conscious effort to live useful lives. Their happiness, of course, is not a shallow exhilaration where life is one continuos intoxicating party. Rather, their happiness is a deep sense of inner peace that comes when they believe their lives have meaning … Read more
In the evaluation of
In the evaluation of the dominant moods of any historical period it is important to hold fast to the fact that there are always islands of self-sufficient order — on farms and in castles, in homes, studies, and cloisters — where sensible people manage to live relatively lusty and decent lives: as moral as they … Read more
If thou wilt make
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. Epicurus
Of all the things
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. Epicurus
Inner peace begins when
Inner peace begins when we stop saying of things, ‘I have lost it’ and instead say, ‘It has been returned to where it came from.’ Why should it be any concern of yours who gives your things back to the world that gave them to you? The important thing is to take great care with … Read more
Whoever does not regard
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world. Epictetus
Live in the present
Live in the present moment and find your interest and happiness in the things of today. Emmet Fox