Quotes About Spirituality

The ultimate essence of yoga is the contact and the union between the individual consciousness and the divine consciousness.

there is no living creature, with no future and no past. For to be alive encompasses both dimensions. God is god because he has no beginning nor no end. This is the true meaning to be everlasting. He alone is everlasting.

happiness is an exclusive quality of the soul. Thus, a body  that  attains  all  the  material  successes  it  longs  for—money,  power,  fame, etc.—often belongs to an unhappy person. Happiness depends totally on the degree of growth and development attained by the soul, the real person. The

Each place is the right place--the place where I now am can be a sacred space. (3)

It is useful to study different traditions in order to be free of attachment to any one way of expressing what is beyond expression. (x)

The Self says 'I AM'–as in the very grand sayings of Christ, especially in the Gospel of John, in which he says in the state of onenenss with Yahweh (which in Hebrew means 'I AM'), I AM is the way and the truth and the life–but the ego says 'I am this' or 'I am that,' thus attaching itself only to a small portion of the Vastness. (62)

Whoever is full of wisdom is naturally compassionate; in fact we recognize that someone has gained spiritual wisdom by seeing their compassionate behavior. . . . Individuals and countries with power need to develop wisdom and compassion, for without these attributes, there is a danger that the power will be used to oppress and exploit others. (31)

I]t is important not to abandon the practice [of yoga] because we believe it is driven by the wrong motivation. The practice of yoga itself transforms. Yoga has a magical quality. . . . (20)

Spiritual progress is when on becomes free not only of the knowledge which is inevitably from the past, but also from the need to know... and a desire to predict and control.

Be firm in yoga and arise!" (4.42).

The freedom of Brahman surrounds those whose minds are controlled, who know themselves and who release themselves from selfish desire and anger with sustained effort. (5.24

prajñ?nam brahman ("consciousness is Brahman").

Love is a commitment that will be tested in the most vulnerable areas of spirituality, a commitment that will force you to make some very difficult choices. It is a commitment that demands that you deal with your lust, your greed, your pride, your power, your desire to control, your temper, your patience, and every area of temptation that the Bible clearly talks about. It demands the quality of commitment that Jesus demonstrates in His relationship to us.

I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him.

There is no greater discovery than seeing God as the author of your destiny.

Time is the brush of God, as he paints his masterpiece on the heart of humanity.

Meditation is the natural weapon in LIFE for HUMAN BEINGS...

Unexpected inspiration strikes those who observe the world with heightened awareness, greater intensity, and divine empathy.

God created each one of us with a light inside. I've had sex with all kinds of people; every single person has a kind of beam inside that shines once they are touched properly.

What do the stars believe in, Zainab? Where do the dead horses go, what do the birds worship, and what do the rivers live for?

May God grant us the grace to laugh at ourselves.

We're all gonna become overweight sponges if we just soak up spiritual data and never get out into the world to be squeezed.

My religion encompasses all religions. I believe in God, I believe in the universe. I believe you are god, I believe I am god I believe the earth is god and the universe is god. We're all god.

A man who walks in the sight of God is more interested in his inner reality than his outer reputation.