--- title: "17 Purpose Spiritual Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 17 Purpose Spiritual quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Purpose Spiritual sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/gary-zukav-714_growth_spiritual-partnership-is-the-partnership_68772.png" --- > [Spiritual partnership is the partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-zukav/spiritual-partnership-is-the-partnership-between-equals-for-the/) [Gary Zukav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-zukav/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/gary-zukav-714_growth_spiritual-partnership-is-the-partnership_68772.png) > [Your soul's purpose? Spiritual growth and transformation!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-whitedove/your-soul-s-purpose-spiritual-growth-and-transformation/) [Michelle Whitedove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-whitedove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/michelle-whitedove-46978_change_your-soul-s-purpose-spiritual-growth-and_3114705.jpg) > [The purpose of a spiritual path or religion is to provide a precise and believable way into what seems unbelievable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/the-purpose-of-a-spiritual-path-or-religion-is-to-provide-a-precise/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/728/geneen-roth-3050_believable_the-purpose-of-a-spiritual-path-or-relig_1563303.jpg) > [The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/the-purpose-of-a-spiritual-discipline-is-to-give-us-a-way-to-stop-the-2/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/jack-kornfield-936_discipline_the-purpose-of-a-spiritual-discipline-is_2428910.jpg) > [“the ultimate purpose of the spiritual Way is not just a person who says prayers from time to time, but a person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kallistos-ware/the-ultimate-purpose-of-the-spiritual-way-is-not-just-a-person-who/) [Kallistos Ware](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kallistos-ware/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/kallistos-ware-14221_prayer_the-ultimate-purpose-of-the-spiritual-wa_545005.jpg) > [You cannot find any peace by escaping from human pain and suffering; you have to find peace and harmony right in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dainin-katagiri/you-cannot-find-any-peace-by-escaping-from-human-pain-and-suffering/) [Dainin Katagiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dainin-katagiri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/dainin-katagiri-29480_escaping_you-cannot-find-any-peace-by-escaping-fr_1959403.png) > [Indeed, it has affirmed my belief that our purpose as spiritual beings is to follow our bliss, seek our passions, and live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aron-ralston/indeed-it-has-affirmed-my-belief-that-our-purpose-as-spiritual-beings/) [Aron Ralston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aron-ralston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/aron-ralston-15523_belief_indeed-it-has-affirmed-my-belief-that-ou_254854.png) > [“The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/the-purpose-of-a-spiritual-discipline-is-to-give-us-a-way-to-stop-the/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/jack-kornfield-936_discipline_the-purpose-of-a-spiritual-discipline-is_550245.png) > [The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/the-purpose-of-spiritual-life-is-not-to-create-some-special-state-of/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/jack-kornfield-936_body_the-purpose-of-spiritual-life-is-not-to_823565.png) > [Learning how to love is the goal and the purpose of spiritual life - not learning how to develop psychic powers, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/learning-how-to-love-is-the-goal-and-the-purpose-of-spiritual-life/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/anonymous-1_bows_learning-how-to-love-is-the-goal-and-the_1566973.jpg) > [Giving up attachment to the world does not mean that you set yourself apart from it. Generating a desire for others to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/giving-up-attachment-to-the-world-does-not-mean-that-you-set-yourself/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/dalai-lama-89_attachment_giving-up-attachment-to-the-world-does-n_650710.jpg) > [The whole purpose of spiritual direction is to penetrate beneath the surface of a man's life, to get behind the façade of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/the-whole-purpose-of-spiritual-direction-is-to-penetrate-beneath-the/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/thomas-merton-231_attitude_the-whole-purpose-of-spiritual-direction_495436.jpg) > [We have in us a divine spark that you can see. It's a Light that shines in the human being. It's our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/llewellyn-vaughan-lee/we-have-in-us-a-divine-spark-that-you-can-see-it-s-a-light-that/) [Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/llewellyn-vaughan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/llewellyn-vaughan-lee-33986_access_we-have-in-us-a-divine-spark-that-you-ca_1317671.jpg) > [ “There is a need for the ‘relative religion’. It is needed for the purpose of \[spiritual\] development, until the “Real” \[religion of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/there-is-a-need-for-the-relative-religion-it-is-needed-for-the/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/deb/dada-bhagwan-31_freedom_there-is-a-need-for-the-relative-religio_1563128.jpg) > [A spiritual partnership is a partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth. Spiritual partners use their delightful experiences together as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-zukav/a-spiritual-partnership-is-a-partnership-between-equals-for-the/) [Gary Zukav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-zukav/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/gary-zukav-714_change_a-spiritual-partnership-is-a-partnership_854006.png) > [A spiritual partnership is a partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth. Nothing like this archetype has existed before because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-zukav/a-spiritual-partnership-is-a-partnership-between-equals-for-the-2/) [Gary Zukav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-zukav/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6f/gary-zukav-714_archetype_a-spiritual-partnership-is-a-partnership_2475375.jpg) > [“All suffering in this world is a result of someone, somewhere, not living his or her life’s purpose. Through spiritual practice, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-main/all-suffering-in-this-world-is-a-result-of-someone-somewhere-not/) [Darren Main](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-main/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/darren-main-4353_courage-to-live_all-suffering-in-this-world-is-a-result_1624252.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/purpose-spiritual/#itemlist", "name": "Purpose Spiritual Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Spiritual partnership is the partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Zukav" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-zukav/spiritual-partnership-is-the-partnership-between-equals-for-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/gary-zukav-714_growth_spiritual-partnership-is-the-partnership_68772.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/gary-zukav-714_growth_spiritual-partnership-is-the-partnership_68772.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/gary-zukav-714_growth_spiritual-partnership-is-the-partnership_68772.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Spiritual partnership is the partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth.” — Gary Zukav", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Your soul's purpose? 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