Peace Pilgrim

American non-denominational spiritual teacher

Peace Pilgrim (July 18, 1908 – July 7, 1981), born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American spiritual teacher, mystic, pacifist, vegetarian activist and peace activist. In 1952, she became the first woman to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one season.

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About the Peace Pilgrim

Peace Pilgrimfor peace.

30 Quotes by Peace Pilgrim

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    Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace?

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one’s life.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  4. 4.

    Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  5. 5.

    You’re in a much better position to talk with people when they approach you than when you approach them.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    Make food a very incidental part of your life by filling your life so full of meaningful things that you’ll hardly have time to think about food.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    There is something to that old saying that hate injures the hater, not the hated.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  12. 12.

    As I lived up to the highest light I had, higher and higher light came to me.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  13. 13.

    My appointed work is to awaken the divine nature that is within.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  14. 14.

    The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  15. 15.

    A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the reflections.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  17. 17.

    No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  18. 18.

    Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  19. 19.

    We are all cells in the same body of humanity.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  20. 20.

    You are within God. God is within you.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  21. 21.

    To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life – bringing into alignment your beliefs and the way you live then, and only then, can you begin to find inner peace.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  22. 22.

    I don’t eat junk foods and I don’t think junk thoughts.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  23. 23.

    Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  24. 24.

    People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to them.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  25. 25.

    This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

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    When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  28. 28.

    If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  29. 29.

    Do not suppress it – that would hurt you inside. Do not express it – this would not only hurt you inside, it would cause ripples in your surroundings. What you do is transform it.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher

  30. 30.

    Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.

    Peace Pilgrim

    American non-denominational spiritual teacher