Quotes From Various Faiths and Faith Leaders

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
Dalai Lama - Buddhism

“The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship.”
Baha'u'llah - Baha’i Faith

“Do you want long life and happiness? Strive for peace with all your heart.”
Psalm 34: 12, 14 King James Version - Christianity & Judaism

“As rivers flow into the ocean but cannot make the vast ocean overflow, so flow the streams of the sense world into the sea of peace that is the sage.”
Bhagavad Gita 2.70 - Hinduism

“Peace! – A word of salutation from The Lord Most Merciful”

Qur’an 36:58 - Islam

“Deep peace of the running wave to you; deep peace of the flowing air to you.  Deep peace of the quiet earth to you; deep peace of the shining stars to you.  Deep peace of the gentle night to you; moon and stars pour their healing light on you; deep peace to you.”
- Traditional Gaelic blessing

"Tolerance, Understanding and Peace are realized if humanity engages in the following with determination:
RELINQUISH: Ego, Anger (Jealousy), Greed, Attachment and Lust.
ACQUIRE: Truth, Compassion, Faith in Creator, Selfless Service feeling God permeated in Everyone and Everything”
- Sikhism

“Without justice, there can be no peace.  He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps perpetrate it.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Compiled by Chaudhry Sadiq, President, PICNA - Peace and Integration Council of North America.