Quotes About Growth

The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from...Circumcision of the heart.

One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.

Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.

Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals choose the way they think.

It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.

Confusion is better than stupid conclusions. In confusion, there is still a possibility. In stupid conclusion, there is no possibility.

Words are also seeds, and when dropped into the invisible spiritual substance, they grow and bring forth after their kind.

One common mistake is to think that one reality is the reality. You must always be prepared to leave one reality for a greater one.

You cannot transcend what you do not know. To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself.

Asking good questions is half of learning.

The mind of an enlightened human being is flexible and adaptable. The mind of the ignorant person is conditioned and fixed.

Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.

You will not see anyone who is truly striving after his spiritual advancement who is not given to spiritual reading.

Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your power to change others.

In terms of changes, the spiritual mentors teach me that I must not forget those relating primarily to improve myself.

This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.

So the first reason for studying Scripture is that it is a means of spiritual growth. There is none apart from the Word. It is God's primary tool to develop you as an individual.

Keep walking, though there's no place to get to. Don't try to see through the distances. That's not for human beings. Move within, But don't move the way fear makes you move.

If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.

The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.

The whole purpose of an adventure is to gain some spiritual or emotional insight. When you compromise the process, you compromise the gain.

There is one grand lie - that we are limited. The only limits we have are the limits we believe.

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.

You've got to find yourself first. Everything else'll follow.