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title: "3 Beginning Spirituality Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Beginning Spirituality quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Beginning Spirituality sayings and thoughts."
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> [Accepting the reality of our broken, flawed lives is the beginning of spirituality not because the spiritual life will remove our flaws…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/accepting-the-reality-of-our-broken-flawed-lives-is-the-beginning-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Authenticity is the beginning of spirituality, which is why only a few can afford to be spiritual.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhaidev/authenticity-is-the-beginning-of-spirituality-which-is-why-only-a-few/)

[Abhaidev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhaidev/)

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> [“In the beginning, spirituality is a seeking practice. We seek peace, we seek joy, we seek wisdom, we seek awakening, we seek…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teal-swan/in-the-beginning-spirituality-is-a-seeking-practice-we-seek-peace-we/)

[Teal Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teal-swan/)

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