Inner Peace

As a first entry on the blog, I'd like to share a quote about inner peace. I believe that peace can only be sustained in a world where individuals have discovered the peace that lies within. I believe that hand-in-hand with our efforts to create change in the world, it is essential to attain a state beyond the mind, from which mind can manifest thoughts aligned with higher impulses-- peace, contentment, love, courage, gratitude, humility, etc.

Here is the quote:
All experience is preceded by mind,
Led by mind,
Made by mind.
Speak or act with a corrupted mind,
And suffering follows
As the wagon wheel follows the hoof of an ox.

All experience is preceded by mind,
Led by mind,
Made by mind.
Speak or act with a peaceful mind,
And happiness follows
Like a never-departed shadow.

--The Dhammapada (translated by Gil Fronsdale, Boston: Shambala Books, 2005)