John Wooden Quotes

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

For me, it is essential to have the inner peace and serenity of prayer in order to listen to the silence of God, which speaks to us, in our personal life and the history of our times, of the power of love.

Money can come and go, and fame comes and goes. Peace of mind and a relationship with God is far more important, so this is the precedent that we've set in our lives. The bottom line is, we all die, so Jesus is the answer.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely.

I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.

Spirituality is a great bent of mind. It gives peace and hope to me.

Ten minutes praying is better than a year's murmuring.

The Simple Path Silence is Prayer Prayer is Faith Faith is Love Love is Service The Fruit of Service is Peace

I pray daily... for peace.

God has blessed me with the capacity to meditate even while I am talking.

I try to stay centered in my faith and my family and the close people around me.

I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.

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.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

I hope I'm a spiritual person. I'm trying to be a spiritual person.

I get those fleeting, beautiful moments of inner peace and stillness - and then the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day, I'm a human trying to make it through in this world.

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

Religion is meant to teach us true spiritual human character. It is meant for self-transformation. It is meant to transform anxiety into peace, arrogance into humility, envy into compassion, to awaken the pure soul in man and his love for the Source, which is God.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.

When I'm really stressed out, I go to church. I light candles and sit and pray. And I'll ask myself, What's the lesson? Why am I going through this? There's got to be a reason I'm here. What am I supposed to learn?

I'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet.

When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.