If there were no people who are as forgiving as the earth, there would be no peace among humans, only constant conflict caused by anger.
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Peace
Across spiritual traditions, peace refers to a state of inner harmony and balance. Many traditions converge on the idea that peace is a fundamental human aspiration. They diverge in their paths and definitions of achieving peace.
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We can attain peace of mind only by following what Gurbani teaches.
The mind does not become tranquil until it is connected to the ever-peaceful Supreme Being.
The person who abandons all desires and moves about free from longing, without any sense of "mine" and without egoism, attains peace.
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः | निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः स शान्तिमधिगच्छति ||२-७१||
All this is truly Brahman; it is born from it, dissolves into it, and breathes in it—so one should meditate, with a calm mind. Now a person is made of resolve; as is one's resolve in this world, so does one become on departing hence. Therefore one should cultivate resolve.
सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म तज्जलानिति शान्त उपासीत । अथ खलु क्रतुमयः पुरुषो यथाक्रतुरस्मिꣳल्लोके पुरुषो भवति तथेतः प्रेत्य भवति स क्रतुं कुर्वीत
May Mitra be gracious to us, may Varuna be gracious; may Aryaman be gracious to us; may Indra and Brihaspati be gracious to us; may the wide-striding Vishnu be gracious to us. Salutation to Brahman! Salutation to you, O Vayu! You alone are the visible Brahman. I have declared you to be the visible Brahman. I spoke the right; I spoke the true. That protected me; that protected the teacher. It protected me; it protected the teacher. Om, peace, peace, peace.
शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः । शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः । शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः । नमो ब्रह्मणे । नमस्ते वायो । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि । त्वामेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मावादिषम् । ऋतमवादिषम् । सत्यमवादिषम् । तन्मामावीत् । तद्वक्तारमावीत् । आवीन्माम् । आवीद्वक्तारम् । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ १॥
Om. May Mitra be gracious to us, may Varuna be gracious; may Aryaman be gracious to us; may Indra and Brihaspati be gracious to us; may the wide-striding Vishnu be gracious to us. Salutation to Brahman! Salutation to you, O Vayu! You indeed are the visible Brahman. I shall declare you to be the visible Brahman. I shall speak the right; I shall speak the true. May that protect me; may it protect the teacher. May it protect me; may it protect the teacher. Om, peace, peace, peace.
ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः । शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः । शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः । नमो ब्रह्मणे । नमस्ते वायो । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि । त्वामेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म वदिष्यामि । ऋतं वदिष्यामि । सत्यं वदिष्यामि । तन्मामवतु । तद्वक्तारमवतु । अवतु माम् । अवतु वक्तारम् । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ १॥
Without giving up worldly attachments, one can never achieve true happiness. Without renunciation, one can never attain their highest good or find peace.
Righteousness is the greatest good; forgiveness is the supreme peace; knowledge is the ultimate contentment; and benevolence is the only true happiness.
The one established in non-violence can move the whole world. In their presence, all hostilities vanish; even natural enemies like lions and cows, cobras and mongooses live together peacefully.
The Karma Yogi, having renounced the fruits of action, attains eternal peace or liberation through wisdom, whereas one who is driven by desire and attached to the fruits of action becomes bound. (Gita: Chapter V-12)
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and goodwill towards all people.
A man endowed with sattva is quiet and peaceful.
Salutations to the Guru who is eternal consciousness, ever at peace, beyond space, unstained, and transcending even the primordial sound, the source-point, and the creative power.
चैतन्यं शाश्वतं शान्तं व्योमातीतं निरञ्जनम् । नादबिन्दुकलातीतं तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः
So long as we do not find the company of saints, virtues will not enter our life and we will fail to move higher. If we stay in the company of unenlightened people and continue to be guided by selfishness, we are not going to attain any peace.
All these disputes, bickerings and tension will exist only until God dwells in our hearts, until we realise God and have communion with the Almighty. As soon as this occurs, the entire world gets peace and there is joy everywhere.
Seeing all as one, unborn, tranquil, endless, steadfast, and imperishable, of the nature of consciousness that is the real — remain at peace, at ease as you please.
सर्वमेकमजं शान्तमनन्तं ध्रुवमव्ययम् । पश्यन्भूतार्थचिद्रूपं शान्त आस्व यथासुखम्
He becomes emancipated who neither accumulates merit nor demerit, casts off past karma, destroys his body's elements to attain a tranquil soul, and transcends all dualities.
Saints are always free from fear. They have no worry. A pyre burns the dead, while worry burns the alive. That is why saintly people avoid worry.
Just as the image of a crystal is seen in a mirror, so in the Self shines the bliss of pure consciousness — know this as 'That I am.'
स्फटिकप्रतिमारूपं दृश्यते दर्पणे यथा । तथात्मनि चिदाकारमानन्दं सोऽहमित्युत