Quotes About Spirituality

Man makes holy what he believes.

The culture and civilization of the White man are essentially material; his measure of success is, "How much property have I acquired for myself?" The culture of the Red man is fundamentally spiritual; his measure of success is, "How much service have I rendered to my people?

You can't be with God and be neutral. / True contemplation is resistance. And poetry, / gazing at clouds is resistance I found out in jail.

2 AM. Es la hora del Oficio Nocturno, y la iglesia en penumbra parece que está llena de demonios. Ésta es la hora de las tinieblas y de las fiestas. La hora de mis parrandas. Y regresa mi pasado. "Y mi pecado está siempre delante de mí.

la crucifixión (amarrado a la cruz) y una vez, estando en la cruz, se le cayó a Jesús el trapo que lo cubría y quedó desnudo en pelota

como cierto misticismo islámico, para el cual no hay ninguna contradicción entre sexo y misticismo, y siendo para algunos incluso una vía de unión mística,

I have a great faith in God and Jesus.

I have great faith that Heaven's there and I'll see my brothers and my mom and dad when I get there.

God appears as a gentle rustling, not as a package of fire, floods, and earthquakes.

To Jesus, the kingdom of this world was the devil. This is why he never suggested allowing it to go on; he did not conclude a non-aggression pact with it.

Belief in these solitary men springs from a longing for a fraternity without name, for a deeper spiritual relationship than is possible between human beings.

Nothing that is really good and God-like dies.

All you boys seem to think about is the things you can see and touch—that ain't living. It's the things you can feel inside of you—that's what living is made for.

What I want to say is simply that we are all surrounded by an ocean of abundance: knowledge, wisdom, ability, opportunities, material plenty. What a pity it is that people close themselves off from that spiritual environment. Keeping their gaze fixed on the ground, they trudge through a life burdened with worries, fears, and self-doubts.

At any moment, a human being can receive new energy from the wellspring of the universe. However, to receive this pristine energy, our thoughts need to connect with it. We can do this with pure prayer or with peace-loving thoughts such as "I am so grateful! Everything will definitely get better!" or "May peace prevail on Earth!

Purified Annie Hunt, spiritualized Annie Hunt. Purified Annie Hunt, spiritualized Annie Hunt. Purified Annie Hunt, spiritualized Annie Hunt. How can we thank you? May peace prevail on Earth. On behalf of humanity, we thank the love of the universe for the purified existence of Annie Hunt.

Because to respect one's own existence, and the existence of others, is in tune with the great universal will, these positive words attracted a flow of shining energy from all over the universe.

When we are passionate about God, we can trust our passions.

We do not belong to this material world that science constructs for us. We are not in it; we are outside. We are only spectators.

We do not belong to this material world that science constructs for us. We are not in it; we are outside. We are only spectators. The reason why we believe that we are in it, that we belong to the picture, is that our bodies are in the picture. Our bodies belong to it. Not only my own body, but those of my friends, also of my dog and cat and horse, and of all the other people and animals. And this is my only means of communicating with them.

The scientific picture of the real world around me is very deficient. It gives a lot of factual information... [but] it cannot tell us a word about red and blue, bitter and sweet, physical pain and physical delight; it knows nothing of beautiful and ugly, good or bad, God and eternity. So, in brief, we do not belong to this material world that science constructs for us... the scientific worldview contains of itself... not a word about our own ultimate scope or destination.

The scientific picture of the real world around me is deficient. It gives a lot of factual information, puts all our experience in a magnificently consistent order. But it is ghastly silent about all and sundry that is really near to our heart, that really matters to us. It cannot tell us a word about red and blue, bitter and sweet, physical pain and physical delight; it knows nothing of beautiful and ugly, good or bad, God and eternity.

Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high. You know, my higher self. The Creator.

I am not systematic at all when it comes to religion. I just love life. And I'm not judgmental. And I'm a vegetarian.