Quotes About Spirituality

Santa María, madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros, pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte, amén». Y apenas lo había rezado cuando me dije: «¿pecadores?, ¿nosotros pecadores?, ¿y cuál es nuestro pecado, cuál?».

Devórate! El que devora goza, pero no se harta de recordar el acabamiento de sus goces y se hace pesimista; el que es devorado sufre, y no se harta de esperar la liberación de sus penas y se hace optimista. Devórate a ti mismo, y como el placer de devorarte se confundirá y neutralizará con el dolor de ser devorado, llegarás a la perfecta ecuanimidad de espíritu, a la ataraxia; no serás sino un mero espectáculo para ti mismo.

Y siguieron los dos, Augusto y Eugenia, en direcciones contrarias, cortando con sus almas la enmarañada telaraña espiritual de la calle. Porque la calle forma un tejido en que se entrecruzan miradas de deseo, de envidia, de desdén, de compasión, de amor, de odio, viejas palabras cuyo espíritu quedó cristalizado, pensamientos, anhelos, toda una tela misteriosa que envuelve las almas de los que pasan.

La acción libra del mal sentimiento, y es el mal sentimiento el que envenena el alma.

EÄŸer ONA dua ediyor, ONU yüceltiyorsak bu, ONU uyutmak, sallayarak rüyalar?na dalmas?n? saÄŸlamak isteÄŸinden doÄŸamaz m?? Neticede bütün dinlerdeki ibadetler s?rf ÅŸekil, uyan?p da rüyas?nda bizi görmesi sona ermesin diye, Tanr?y? uykusunda sallaman?n bir ÅŸekli deÄŸil midir?

Tanr?m seni sevmeye meyilli oluÅŸumun nedeni (...) Gök olmasayd? bile seni severdim ve cehennem olmasayd? bile senden korkard?m.

Hasta que se llora de veras no se sabe si se tiene o no alma.

It is known that the stars and cosmos abandoned Napolean when he abandoned Josefina. There is a universal cosmic law that there can only be one Spiritual Wife for each Master or cosmic hero. If he abandons his Spiritual Wife the stars and cosmos will abandon him.

Lovers who only pursue the joys of visible flesh have never succeeded in becoming united, nor in loving each other. When they lie side by side in their beds, they are nevertheless far apart, separated by an impassable thread of air, by the sword of forgetfulness; because they will never dream the same dream. Each of them pursues his solitary road, without his companion. Only when lovers are capable of dreaming the same dream are they truly Lovers. When they love one another in their dreams.

One cannot lead a life that is truly excellent without feeling that one belongs to something greater and more permanent than oneself.

Dante recognized that every system of spiritual order, when it becomes incorporated into a worldly structure like an organized church, begins to suffer the effects of entropy. So to extract meaning from a system of beliefs a person must first compare the information contained in it with his or her concrete experience, retain what makes sense, and then reject the rest.

W]hat we call religion is actually the oldest and most ambitious attempt to create order in consciousness. It therefore makes sense that religious rituals would be a profound source of enjoyment.

one's neighbors, and think about God—if these are the things one has decided are worth pursuing. But it is difficult to accomplish any of them unless one has earlier acquired the habit of using solitude

Holistic medicine and such books as Norman Cousins's account of his successful fight against terminal illness and Dr. Bernie Siegel's descriptions of self-healing are beginning to redress the abstractly materialist view of health that has become so prevalent in this century.

The fathers of the Church well understood that infatuation with the pleasures of the flesh could easily drain psychic energy away from other goals.

what we call religion is actually the oldest and most ambitious attempt to create order in consciousness.

In Reiki , there is no Kundalini syndrome. Your Kundalini is awakened instantly on the second level attunement and it will be a safe awakening. Our tens of thousands of alumni can attest to this fact.

Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves. (1 Corinthians 11:27-29)

The deeper an introvert's relationship with God is and the more it grows, the greater the impact he or she will have on others.

It's good Feng Shui.' 'What's that?' 'It's Chinese for throwing out your crap.

Prayer is not about informing or persuading God but about connecting with Him in relationship. He is looking for conversation and dialogue with us.

THE FIRST LONGING of the human heart is to have the assurance that we are enjoyed by God while still spiritually immature. To be enjoyed by God is a necessary part of living right. God enjoys us even when we are in the midst of our immaturity and weakness.

Joyful intimacy with God is the great power source of the kingdom of God.

Shut the world out, withdraw from all worldly thoughts and occupations, and shut yourself in alone with God, to pray to Him in secret. Let this be your chief object in prayer: to realize the presence of your heavenly Father.1 —ANDREW MURRAY