Quotes About Spirituality

Birth and death are the two states that bracket our lives. One thrusts us crying into consensual reality from the Pleroma and the other ushers us back there at the end of life.

I am fascinated by love, which I believe is the most powerful and mysterious force in the universe.

the ego begins to confront the Self and the Self the ego, and through the mediation of the transcendent function (which we will examine later) bring about the attainment of personality integration and higher consciousness.

That solitude promotes insight as well as change has been recognized by great religious leaders, who have usually retreated from the world before returning to it to share what has been revealed to them. Although accounts vary

St Catherine of Siena spent three years in seclusion in her little room in the Via Benincasa during which she underwent a series of mystical experiences before entering upon an active life of teaching and preaching.

Till we can become divine, we must be content to be human, lest in our hurry for change we sink to something lower.

Wealth and poverty do not lie in a person's estate, but in their souls.

You a Catholic, Harry?" O'Neill asked. "I was. Can't see it any more." "You know something?" O'Neill offered after a pause. "Religion is for punks and old folks. When you're a punk you need it because you don't know any better and it straightens you up. And when you're old you need it for comfort before you check out. But in between it's no good.

Everyone has the same God; only people differ.

To believe in God is not hard. Inquisitors, Biron and Arakcheev believed in Him. No, believe in man!

Many think the language is nice or pretty—like the song of a bird in the forest. There's a sense that the forest and especially humans don't depend on that sound for anything; it doesn't fill bellies or help people lead longer, healthier, happier lives. But nothing could be further from the truth. Physical, mental, and spiritual health are deeply intertwined.

Seneca: 'You need not raise your hands to heaven; you need not beg the temple keeper for privileged access, as if a near approach to the cult image would give us a better hearing. The god is near you – with you – inside you.

Both Buddhism and Stoicism strongly encourage us to cultivate understanding and ethical action through spiritual practice. We may not share their precise views, but they certainly seem correct in their assessment that a good life requires more than positive feelings.

Where does someone go when he dies?', 'When does fear end?', 'Where are all the single socks that disappeared in the washing machine?

In our present state of degeneration it is through the skin that metaphysics must be made to re-enter our minds.

Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.

Man would be "otherwise." That's the essence of the specifically human.

Ayer soñé que veía a Dios y que a Dios hablaba; y soñé que Dios me oía... Después soñé que soñaba.

No puedo cantar, ni quiero, a ese Jesús del madero, sino al que anduvo en el mar!

A Bible - should we read one or write one - this is the question!

A black crow does not become a white dove by putting on its body the same color dress or paint; Similarly, a self-indulgent wearing any colour of devout outfit and giving a sermon in a soft, seamless and sweet accent to a large number of selfish disciples does not become a spiritual master or saint.

A foolish mind who can't find omnipresent God in own house especially in his/her heart & soul is often spotted praying HIM in nearby or far-flung worship places

A person who actually believes in KARMA does neither take the examples of mythological stories to talk about it to the people nor is seen doing regularly the rituals of religion called DHARMA.

A person who believes in the presence of God in own soul is not seeing worshiping idol with the people.