He who is free from selfish attachments, who has mastered himself and his passions, attains the supreme perfection of freedom from action.
-Bhagavad Gita

He has no desires.
He has cast off his chains.
He walks on air.
He is free,
Tumbling like a leaf in the wind,
From life to life.
He has gone beyond the world,
Beyond joy and sorrow.
His mind is always cool.
He lives as if he had no body.
-Ashtavakra Gita

Delight in heedfulness.
Watch over your own mind.
Lift yourself up
from the hard-going way,
like a tusker sunk in the mud.
-Dhammapada

Here the first things
for a discerning monk
are guarding the senses,
contentment,
restraint in line with the Patimokkha.
He should associate with admirable friends,
living purely, untiring,
hospitable by habit,
skilled in his conduct.
Gaining a manifold joy,
he will put an end
to suffering & stress.
-Dhammapada
Spiritual quotes for balance and peace