Quotes Tagged "spirituality"

To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.

The question is: do you want suffering or do you want peace? It's that simple.

There is a depth to life which only comes from our connection to other people. However, we have to find it without becoming a prisoner.

Wisdom is not increased by acquiring more information, but by increasing the capacity of seeing.

O Heavenly Children, the stories you have concocted in God's name have angered Him; for he would never instigate war between brothers, or encourage tribes to harbor resentment towards one another. He prefers the man who loves over the one who hates. And the man who spreads kindness, peace and knowledge, over the one who spreads lies, fear and terror — and misuses His name.

Wise individuals frequently say very little, but what they do say hits the mark. Such remarks often remain in the mind of the recipient for a long time, possibly a lifetime.

The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside by a generous hand. But- and this is the point- who gets excited by a mere penny? But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted in pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days.

Really to believe in human nature while striving to know the thousand forces that warp it from its ideal development-to call for and expect much from men and women, and not to be disappointed and embittered if they fall short- to try to do good with people rather than to them- this is my religion on its human side. And if God exists, I think that he must be in the warm sun, in the kindly actions of the people we know and read of, in the beautiful things of art and nature, and in the closeness of friendships.

Both Life And Death Offer Us A Choice. The Experience Of Death Lasts A Short Time And Has Less Variety, But The Adventure Of Living Is Longer, And Offers Us More Options.

There is absolutely nothing you can do, get, or accomplish that could make you any worthier of goodness than you are at this exact moment.

Your true value can only be sourced from your soul.

When you are embodying your Essential Self, any choice you make is the right one, in all scenarios. There is no room for complaints or uncertainty.

Your beautiful mind, perfect body, and expressive emotions—they are what make you unique. They are all vehicles of your soul.

Happiness is an inevitable result of embracing, and unhappiness that of rejecting, what is.

Our survival is a result, not of caution or wisdom, but of pure luck.

Greed says, “Wait until everything has fallen into place, then you can be happy.” Wisdom says, “Become happy, and everything will fall into place.

There is only ever one choice. Either you are living from your heart and moving toward your limitless potential, or you are continuing to live in fear and limitation.

It's funny how all the wisest people on Earth always comes back to this thought, know thyself, thy body, thy mind, they soul, thy emotions, thy history, thy spirit... the only knowledge that will ever serve you is the knowledge you yourself know of, and hopefully put into practice.

It's funny how all the wisest people on Earth always comes back to this thought, know thyself, thy body, they mind, they soul, thy emotions, thy history, thy spirit... the only knowledge that will ever serve you is the knowledge you yourself know of, and hopefully put into practice.

Please heal that part of me that feels the need to rescue everyone I meet. I know that you watch over and take care of everyone.