I have to rate this book as "It was amazing" because the life of Peace Pilgrim is nothing short of amazing.



I first heard of Peace Pilgrim through an NPR story and couldn't believe that I'd never heard of her before. After reading this book, I'm even more amazed that more people don't know about Peace. Surely, her life was as remarkable and influential as Martin Luther King or Gandhi or any other great spiritual teacher. For 28 years, Peace walked across the country as a pilgrim, "wandering until

I have to rate this book as "It was amazing" because the life of Peace Pilgrim is nothing short of amazing.



I first heard of Peace Pilgrim through an NPR story and couldn't believe that I'd never heard of her before. After reading this book, I'm even more amazed that more people don't know about Peace. Surely, her life was as remarkable and influential as Martin Luther King or Gandhi or any other great spiritual teacher. For 28 years, Peace walked across the country as a pilgrim, "wandering until given shelter, fasting until given food." She owned nothing but the clothes on her back and refused to take more than what she needed while others in the world had less. Her message for attaining peace: "overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love." She was a deeply religious woman with no religious training, unaffiliated with any spiritual organization. Those who knew Peace spoke of her boundless energy, wit and love; hardly anyone met her without being significantly transformed. Peace was undoubtedly a prophet, and her words read like scripture. I'm amazed that such a woman lived in our times.



Some quotes from Peace:



"Live this day! Yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope."



"If you don't live the present moment, you never get around to living at all."



"Every good thing you do, every good thing you say, every good thought you think, vibrates on and never ceases. The evil remains only until it is overcome by the good, but the good remains forever."



"Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you."



What a beautiful soul! The best thing about this book: it's FREE. A society called "Friends of Peace Pilgrim" exists to distribute her materials free of charge. Google it and request your copy. It's always worthwhile to spend time with people whose whole lives bear witness to their deepest truths, people who have left the "normal" path for a better way. I think everyone should know about Peace Pilgrim. Her live was inspired and inspiring, and her message remains timeless and essential.





