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People have found inner peace by losing themselves in a cause larger than themselves. Finding inner peace means coming from the self-centered life into the life centered.

Peace Pilgrim

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Peace Pilgrim
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: July 18
Died: 1981
Died: July 7
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Peace Activist
Teacher
Egg Harbor City
New Jersey
Mildred Lisette Norman
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It's very important to get your desires centered so you will desire only to do God's will for you. You can come to the point of oneness of desire, just to know and do your part in the Life Pattern. When you think about it, is there anything else as really important to desire?
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Evil cannot be overcome by more evil. Evil can only be overcome by good. It is the lesson of the way of love.
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I began my pilgrimage on the first of January in 1953. It is my spiritual birthday of sorts. It was a period in which I was merged with the whole. No longer was I a seed buried under the ground, but I felt as a flower reaching out effortlessly toward the sun.
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Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you.
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If you did not face problems you would just drift through life. It is through solving problems in accordance with the highest light we have that inner growth is attained.
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We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.
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The pain and suffering that comes to us has a purpose in our lives-it is trying to teach us something. We should look for its lesson.
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Many people who say they have financial problems really mean that they want more than they need.
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I believe that the means you use will determine the end you receive.
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Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.
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What we usually call human evolution is the awakening of the divine nature within us.
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You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach you than when you approach them.
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When we hear a prediction of some disaster we need to throw the entire weight of our positive thought in the opposite direction!
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Just as a human soul that faces great difficulties also faces great opportunities for spiritual growth, so a human society that faces destruction also faces the opportunity to enter a period of renaissance. I think that, barring an accident, the wish to survive will keep us from a nuclear war.
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I feel a complete protection on my pilgrimage. God is my shield. There are no accidents in the Divine Plan nor does God leave us unattended. No one walks so safely as those who walk humbly and harmlessly with great love and great faith.
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There is no glimpse of the light without walking the path. You can't get it from anyone else, nor can you give it to anyone. Just take whatever steps seem easiest for you, and as you take a few steps it will be easier for you to take a few more.
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There is a magic formula for resolving conflicts. It is this: Have as your objective the resolving of the conflict, not the gaining of advantage. There is a magic formula for avoiding conflicts. It is this: Be concerned that you do not offend, not that you are not offended.
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We limit ourselves by thinking things can't be done. Many think peace in the world is impossible - many think that inner peace cannot be attained. It is the one who doesn't know it can't be done who does it!
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Prayer is a concentration of positive thoughts.
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As I lived up to the highest light I had, higher and higher light came to me.
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