What's the correct translation

Alex90 said:

Hi everyone! I need your help: what's the correct translation of this phrase: PEACE COMES FROM WITHIN? I just got a tattoo of the girl in the picture and I wanted to add this quote in japanese because I think it fits perfectly. Any variation is good (the less number of kanji, the better).
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mdchachi said:

How about 自己安心 which is two words combined 自己 (self) & 安心 (peace)
or 自己安らぎ which is also two words 自己 (self) 安らぎ (peace)

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Alex90 said:

Thank you! The idea of using only 4-5 kanji is really what I had in mind. But the meaning will stay the same or changes in something like "inner peace" "peace of self"?

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mdchachi said:

I think it might be difficult to keep the exact meaning while keeping it short. Let's see what others come up with.

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Alex90 said:

I was curious about the possibility of keeping the meaning while shortening the sentence, but I don't mind the exact translation (despite the length)

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Toritoribe said:

My attempt:
平穏は内より出づる
(a classical version)

By the way, judging from her costume and the poem written on the lower left corner of the picture, she must be Chinese. If you prefer short kanji/hanzi version, it might be better to use a Chinese translation.

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Toritoribe said:

It totally depends on you. You can choose the one you prefer.

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