If you feed a man a meal, you only feed him for a day-but if you teach a man to grow food, you feed him for a lifetime.
Peace PilgrimNo outward thing - nothing, nobody from without - can hurt me inside, psychologically. I recognized that I could only be hurt psychologically by my own wrong actions, which I have control over; by my own wrong reactions (they are tricky, but I have control over them too); or by my own inaction in some situations, like the present world situation, that need action from me. When I recognized all this how free I felt! And I just stopped hurting myself.
Peace PilgrimA few really dedicated people can offset the ill effects of masses of out-of-harmony people, so we who work for peace must not falter.
Peace PilgrimIn my work I have chosen the positive approach. I never think of myself as protesting against something, but rather as witnessing for harmonious living. Those who witness for, present solutions. Those who witness against, usually do not - they dwell on what is wrong, resorting to judgment and criticism and sometimes even name-calling. Naturally, the negative approach has a detrimental effect on the person who uses it, while the positive approach has a good effect
Peace Pilgrim