Quotes About Spirituality

We can't read the Psalms without an emotional response.

the proper posture of the Christian is to improvise rather than simply to perform the

Ä°tiraf ruha iyi gelir, Montjean. Ruhu boÅŸalt?r, yeni günahlar için yer haz?rlar.

path that chose me (no one chooses shamanism – shamanism tends to choose us!).

if people live with a wrong view of God, the more religious they become, the worse the consequences will be, and eventually it would be better for them to be atheists. In

I grew up with the religion of 'Star Wars ' frankly. That's when I realized there is something bigger out there... and it's called The Force.

taking faith steps daily, believing that as we seek God's face He'll invite us to join Him in His work.

The place is special, but mostly because how it turns my thoughts." He looked around them. "When I look at mountains like that, I have to believe there is a God who is caring, artistic, and a bit on the wild side. I wanted to get to know more of His heart and knew this was the place to do it.

Christmas is not only where you find it; it's what you make of it.

The Lord is my Shepherd and he knows I'm gay.

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves - our weakness,errors, deficiencies, and sins, that, by divine grace, we may overcome and turn from them all

This unconditional wakefulness is described in the Sanskrit term bodhicitta

my first book, Women of Wisdom.

During the practice you transform your own body into nectar that feeds all beings,

What we call demons are not materially existing individuals with huge black forms, frightening and terrifying anyone who sees them. A demon means anything which hinders liberation.

to record the five steps in as much detail as you can, along with whatever thoughts, associations, or memories are triggered by the demon.

At first a yogi feels his mind Is tumbling like a waterfall; In midcourse, like the Ganges, It flows on slow and gentle; In the end, it is a great Vast ocean, where the lights Of child and mother merge in one. — The Song of Tilopa (988–1069)

It can be so empowering for us to understand, even on a conceptual level, that we are enlightened in our true nature.

All sentient beings are buddhas, but they are covered by temporary obscurations. When these are removed, they are truly buddhas enlightened.

May I quickly attain complete enlightenment, and having attained the state of a buddha, may I guide all sentient beings to liberation and the awakened state itself.

Bless me to sincerely be aware of death.

There is either being caught up in thinking, or there is a moment of rigpa.

Only god can judge me

Whatever the cause, not fully embracing the idea that God really cares about you personally is the spiritual equivalent of running away from home. But it doesn't have to be