Spiritual Quotes · Page 175

Spirituality is like a bird: If you hold it too closely, it chokes, And if you hold it too loosely, it escapes.

— Yisroel Salanter

“we are too busy listening to our thoughts that we don't hear the wonderful sounds surrounding us...”

— Alina Radoi

We are living in a period of commerical globalization. What we really need is spiritual globalization.

— Joan D. Chittister

Disease is in essence the result of conflict between Soul and Mind, and will never be eradicated except by spiritual and mental…

— Edward Bach

If I die in Atlanta my work shall then only begin, but I shall live, in the physical or spiritual to see…

— Marcus Garvey

Complaining to God is wise because he's capable of doing something about it, while our friends and relations may not be.

— Senoraroy

The greatest achievement of humanity is not its works of art, science, or technology, but the recognition of its own dysfunction.

— Eckhart Tolle

The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.

— Eckhart Tolle

“Our physical body knows it cannot function without physical water. So, too, our spiritual life should realize that it can't function without…

— Jim George

“While experiencing effect (prarabdha – effect of past lives causes) the seed of illusory self effort (bhrant purushartha) is sown because one…

— Dada Bhagwan

From a spiritual perspective, freedom from attachment to a particular outcome is the ultimate expression of liberation. We can choose the actions…

— David Simon

Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but…

— Kevin Powers

“By not knowing what we needed to know and knowing what we did not need to know; that verily has made us…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Prakruti (relative self) does not improve or come under control through fear or intimidation. Fear or intimidation is what has given rise…

— Dada Bhagwan

I am perfectly convinced that I have both seen, and heard in a manner which should make unbelief impossible, things called spiritual…

— Augustus De Morgan

Great truths that are stumbling blocks to the natural man are nevertheless the very foundations upon which the confidence of the spiritual…

— Henry Allen Ironside

May the deepest spiritual values of the Filipino people continue to find expression in your efforts to provide your fellow citizens with…

— Pope Francis

“At most schools, the social, intellectual, and spiritual components are confined to separate experiential spheres. We party, we learn, and we contemplate…

— Kevin roose

it’s as if the universe has a sense of humor, since at a deep level it’s impossible not to lead a spiritual…

— Deepak Chopra

“When you forget what you ultimately stand for, you rejoice in blinding ignorance. Missing the bigger picture for the near pleasure is…

— Rakesh Ranjan

Close friendships are one of life's miracles - that a few people get to know you deeply, all your messy or shadowy…

— Anne Lamott

Sometimes, after you have taken part in a seven, one or two-day retreat, you could feel that your level of practice had…

— Ching Hai

“We are not forgotten by those we have loved, and they do visit us more times than we consciously know. I hope…

— Paula Lenz

Now, a lot of people look for answers in spirituality or different texts, but for me this is life. This is what…

— Tehching Hsieh

The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.

— David Suzuki

I don't think of the ashram world as being any more spiritual than the corporate world.

— Karan Bajaj

I want your sun to reach my raindrops, so your heat can raise my soul upward like a cloud.

— Rumi

There is a deep need in the world just now for guidance - almost any sort of spiritual guidance.

— Carl Jung

All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and…

— Eckhart Tolle

“Pay attention to your life and you will see bits of 'magic' that happens precisely when you need it to happen.”

— Linda Westphal

The essence of a tragedy, or even of a serious play, is the spiritual awakening, or regeneration, of the hero.

— Maxwell Anderson

Spiritual growth is neither a function of time or learning, but it is a function of obedience.

— John Bevere

By means of corporal and temporal things we may comprehend the eternal and the spiritual.

— Saint Augustine

“When does one qualify (for moksha)? It is when he never has any conflict in the worldly life.”

— Dada Bhagwan

What is the secret of your serenity?" Said the master: "Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable.

— Anthony de Mello

I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.

— Malcolm D. Lee

Spiritual strength is connected to faithful obedience to God's commands.

— Max Anders

It's a paradox of the true spiritual path, but the more conscious we become of what limits us, the more limitless becomes…

— Guy Finley

When we avoid the legitimate suffering that results from dealing with problems, we also avoid the growth that problems demand from us.

— M. Scott Peck

A God who makes no demands, is the functional equivalent of a God who does not exist.

— D. Todd Christofferson