Words for Peace and Acceptance

The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?

The quiet can be heavy, but it can also be a place to rest. You may need both.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

To God we belong, and to Him we shall return.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

Let us show our feeling for lost friends not by lamenting them, but by remembering them.

Just as the soul passes through childhood, youth and old age, so too it passes on at death. The steady are not bewildered by this.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

What's gone and what's past help should be past grief.

Forgiving yourself is not forgetting. It is choosing to carry love instead of blame.

Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, so let us cultivate a boundless love toward all beings.

Muddy water, left still, slowly becomes clear.

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current.

God is nearer to us than our own jugular vein.

Healthy grieving moves back and forth: some time with the loss, some time with daily life. Both are part of healing.

Where death is, I am not; where I am, death is not.

One who stays steady in sorrow and in joy, undisturbed by either, is ready for lasting peace.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds.

Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room.

Your feet are on the ground. Your breath is still here. For this moment, you are safe.

All things that arise also pass away. Strive on with care.

One who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

Verily, in the remembrance of God do hearts find rest.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

For all who are born, death is certain. Do not lament over what cannot be avoided.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep.

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

You are allowed to put down what you cannot carry today and pick it up another day.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together.

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.

Do your work with a steady mind, letting go of attachment to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

Let the breath come in on its own, and leave on its own. Nothing else is needed right now.

Let go, or be dragged.

Life and death follow one another like the four seasons.

Never say of anything, "I have lost it," but, "I have returned it."

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

One whose mind is untroubled in sorrow, who is free from fear and anger, is called a person of steady wisdom.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves.

Peace is not the absence of grief. It is a moment of rest within it.

Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.

May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you; all things are passing.

As rivers pour into the ocean and it remains still, so peace comes to one whom desires enter without disturbing.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.

Sit by a window. Watch the light change. Let the world move slowly for a while.

Because nothing stays, every moment of love we were given was precious.

Until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

For one who is moderate in eating, resting, working and sleeping, practice becomes the destroyer of sorrow.

He restoreth my soul.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Accepting what happened is not saying it was alright. It is choosing to stop fighting the tide.

Like a lamp in a windless place that does not flicker — so is a mind that has found stillness.

Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

Some questions do not have answers. You are allowed to rest without them.

Be friendly and compassionate to all, free from ego, forgiving, and even-minded in joy and sorrow.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.

Quiet moments are not empty. They are where the heart settles.

Set down every worry and take refuge in the divine. Do not grieve.

Be still, and know that I am God.

Not overjoyed by what is pleasant, nor shaken by what is unpleasant, the steady mind rests in the eternal.

One who sees all beings in the Self, and the Self in all beings, no longer turns away from anything.

Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may.

The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?

Do not go to the garden of flowers! O Friend! go not there; in your body is the garden of flowers.