Quotes About Spirituality

It is easier to find courage for the daring act of a moment, and it requires less inner strength, than does the long patience of enduring physical suffering, deeply driven by a spiritual interest to move forward, disregarding the certainty of encountering again, but with weakened faculties, the same deprivations on the return trip.

Dünya halini sevmeyiniz, ne de dünyada var olan?, k?z?m. Tanr? a?k?, dünya sevgisiyle dolu olan ki?ide yoktur!

Il peut sembler extraordinaire, étant donné les circonstances dans lesquelles nous vivions, de penser que nous nous réunissions fréquemment chez moi pour traduire le Pentateuque, plus un commentaire, en roumain. (p. 124)

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing.

The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.

''God, why give Wings for the angels, but feet for people? . ''You were born to dream, you were born to love''. ''Give me wine. Give me bread, Lift me higher! Lift me higher! From this sphere of earthly dross, redeem me from the clay!

And this that we call life, it is no more than the opening and closing of a eye a crevice in the unborn through which there shone a beam of light. Perhaps we are only here to say, live in the mercy of the enkindles immensity.

Cómo decir este deseo de alma? Un deseo divino me devora; pretendo hablar, pero se rompe y llora esto que llevo adentro y no se calma.

Never did form more fairy thread the dance Than she who scours the hills to find it flowers; Never did sweeter lips chained ears entrance Than hers that move, true to its striking hours; No hands so white e'er decked the warrior's lance, As those which tend its lamp as darkness lours; And never since dear Christ expired for man, Had holy shrine so fair a sacristan.

Some of the finest poetry ever written upon life is to be found surely in the Old Testament.

Materialism is the metaphysics of those who refuse to be metaphysicians.

But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. 5

The path to God's favor always requires self-examination and a right heart before God.

Before God promotes us, he takes us through pain to purify our hearts, deepen our dependence on him, and impart spiritual wisdom.

You can more easily partner with God instead of making the situation worse by reacting emotionally.

I hate to admit this, but I've never actually hit anyone. I don't even kill wasps or spiders. I'm pretty veggie as well. In fact, really, I'm New Age.

I believe in believing. My coach John Kavanagh is a big atheist, and he is always trying to persuade people to his way of thinking, and I think, 'What a waste of energy.' If people want to believe in this god or that god, that's fine by me; believe away. But I think we can be our own gods. I believe in myself.

The world defines 'waste' very differently than Jesus does.

Many people think spending an hour or two in the kitchen is a waste of time. But it is a good investment in your spiritual development.

My angels watch over me every day. Make sure I'm on the right path. I might be a angel.

In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.

We were still quite religious until I was about eight or nine. Then I watched my parents take a dramatic turn and discard all religion.

I'm a closeted nerd. I studied Richard Dawkins. I watched every lecture. He's sort of the leading scientific atheist of our time. He's very provocative. His whole thing is science over spirituality.