Elif Safak Quotes

Within each and every one of us is a divine power that needs no substance or anything external to know bliss.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Nothing in the world can take my peace away from me.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

Peace does exist. It exists in your heart and soul.

Ironically, it is when we identify with our spirits rather than our bodies that we are most powerful on the material plane. Our overidentification with the world does not give us power within the world so much as it diminishes our power here. It makes us frightened and nervous and full of anxiety.

You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.

The goal of any true resistance is to affect outcomes, not just to vent. And the only way to affect outcomes and thrive in our lives is to find the eye in the hurricane and act from that place of inner strength.

I am always able to find that solitude. I am always able to find that peace. Which is tight. That is what has helped me keep going.

The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace.

Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. ... One person with indigenous inner strength exercises a great calming effect on panic among people around him. This is what our society needs - not new ideas and inventions; important as these are, and not geniuses and supermen, but persons who can be, that is, persons who have a center of strength within themselves.

Peace is more than just a feeling. It's the mental and physical frequency where you'll find all your real power.

Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn't mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you're truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.

It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity.

If you continue this simple practice every day, you will obtain some wonderful power. Before you attain it, it is something wonderful, but after you attain it, it is nothing special.

To be spiritual means to be solid, calm, and peaceful and to be able to look deeply inside and around us.

From serenity comes gentleness, comes lasting strength.

I do not feel inhibited or bound by what I am. That does not mean that I have never had bad scenes relating to being Black and/or a woman, it means that other people’s craziness has not managed to make me crazy.

Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. The little pin-pricks of daily life when dwelt upon and magnified, may do great damage, but if ignored or dismissed from thought, will disappear from inanition.

Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power.

When you are in deep meditation you don't feel meditation, you feel bliss. When you are deep in meditation, when you are deep in awareness, you don't feel awareness, you feel bliss. When you begin to feel bliss, that means now you have begun to be aware. Awareness creates the situation in which bliss is felt.

We can enjoy a self-assurance that doesn't depend on the state of things outside ourselves, be it downturns or booms or whatever.

Your inner strength is invulnerable to fear.