Quotes About Spirituality

Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows, Help us to see That without the dust the rainbow Would not be.

there's a theory that when two people form a relationship, they form a third spiritual entity. When the relationship dies, that entity dies. Grief is a completely natural response, and it's almost impossible to move on if you don't allow yourself to experience it.

Forgive me, Father, but I'm not Catholic.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness

The sage wears rough clothing and holds the jewel in his heart.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

There is no need to run outside for better seeing... Rather abide at the center of your being For the more you leave it the less you learn. Search your heart and see... The way to do is to be.

The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao...

Asking God to take her. How does anybody even know what God is? Other than love.

The problem sincere Christians have with God often comes down to a wrong understanding of what this life is meant to provide.

Change from the inside out involves a steadfast gaze upon our Lord that's life changing because it reflects a deep turning from a commitment to self-sufficiency. Without repentance, a look at Christ provides only the illusion of comfort.

When spiritual friends share their stories, the others listen without working. They rest. There's nothing to fix, nothing to improve. A spiritual community feels undisturbed quiet as they listen, certainly burdened . . . but still resting in the knowledge that the life within, the passion for holiness, is indestructible. It needs only to be nourished and released.

Face the hard questions that life requires you to ask. Gather with other travelers on the narrow road, pilgrims who acknowledge their confusion and feel their fears. Then, together, live those questions in My Presence.

The highest dream we could ever dream, the wish that if granted would make us happier than any other blessing, is to know God, to actually experience Him. The problem is that we don't believe this idea is true. We assent to it in our heads. But we don't feel it in our hearts.

Transcendence as the only real alternative to extinction

No religion wants us. We're going to have to invent our own.

The bigger it got, the more fervent the liturgical incantations, and, at the moment of orgasm

Face the facts. If you do not begin to pray, you will not be any further along with the Lord next year than you are right now.

Fortunately, there's a way to lessen the impact of spiritual amnesia. It's found in practicing the discipline of gratitude, the habit of regularly giving thanks for all God has done. It's such a powerful preventive that God actually commands us to give thanks in every circumstance.4 It's not that God needs the praise. It's that we need the reminder.

It's no different in the spiritual realm. Our failures don't have to define us. It all depends on how we respond. If we curse our luck, blame others, and fail to take responsibility, we'll continue to fail. But if we face the facts, accept responsibility, and humbly get back on the right path, our failures can lay the groundwork for future success.

But success and failure reveal nothing about our spirituality.

The tell-tale mark of religion is easy to spot. It's a one-size-fits-all approach to spirituality: "Follow our rules, fulfill our rituals, and God (or the gods) will be pleased and placated.

Spiritual urban legends aren't just harmless misunderstandings. They're spiritually dangerous errors that will eventually bring heartache and disillusionment to all who trust in them.