Flaky devotionalism, bowing and scraping and sucking up to the teacher is very phony. It is counterproductive to enlightenment and spiritual development.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When the eye is unobstructed, the result is sight. When the ear is unobstructed, the result is hearing. When the mind is… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ in the world whatsoever. It is just the impurity of the vision. It… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Therefore, what you do as a spiritual practitioner in this life shapes that. To seek and find this beautiful, continuing existence, where… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
“You yourself are in the form of ego. As long as there is ignorance of the Self, you are in the egoism… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I do not believe the greatest threat to our future is from bombs or guided missiles. I don't think our civilization will… — Laurence McKinley Gould Copy Share Image
“The spiritual life is a gift. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit, who lifts us up into the kingdom of… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
For me, the creation of a photograph is experienced as a heightened emotional response, most akin to poetry and music, each image… — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
Every decision that you make either moves you toward your personality, or toward your soul. Each decision you make is an answer… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
Acquire the courage to believe in yourself. Many of the things that you have been taught were at one time the radical… — Chin-Ning Chu Copy Share Image
“In nature, there is no pain or suffering neither in the spiritual life nor in the worldly life. The worldly life has… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I think the question is, how do we live with change? Change in our friends, change in our lovers? Change in me… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Rumi is perhaps the greatest mystical poet who ever lived, one of the greatest poets of the Persian language. He was able… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the orthodox religions always know more about the Devil than I do and can describe him in… — Sybil Leek Copy Share Image
When dealing with a difficult person, all that matters from a spiritual standpoint is how you react and treat the person. It's… — Doreen Virtue Copy Share Image
“We are often at odds with our wise and loving Lord because the change he is working on is not the change… — Timothy Lane Copy Share Image
“As long as parmanus (subatomic particles) match, there is oneness, and then it turns into revenge (vengeance). Wherever there is infatuation, there… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Finding voice is a socially responsible political act. We don't just do it for ourselves. And helping someone to find voice demands… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“Chandu’ is man (nar) and You, the Self are God (Narayan). So man and god (nar-narayan) are a pair. People go to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
What to one man is the virtue which he has sunk below the possibility of aspiring to, is to another the backsliding… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever:… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
God's message extends beyond borders. Anyone in the world can learn to forgive those who have injured them, however great or small… — Immaculee Ilibagiza Copy Share Image
“The modern scientist attempts to step outside of himself in order to observe himself, an attempt that is always doomed to failure.… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
“As long as there is happiness within, no man will spoil anything for others. Only an unhappy person will spoil things for… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I have my own spiritual thing, but am not part of an organized religion. I think religion is very special and individual… — Jessica Alba Copy Share Image
It's a common perception that science and religion are mutually exclusive. But there are many scientists who would consider themselves to be… — Katharine Hayhoe Copy Share Image
We don't belong here, but in the spiritual sky: As l'm fated for the material world, Get frustrated in the material world,… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
“As long as you are the doer, you will bind karma. Karma is based on doership. When Gnani Purush (the enlightened one)… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live in every experience, painful or joyous, to live in gratitude… — Dorothy Thompson Copy Share Image
“One with more insight (sooj) is considered wise. To have more insight [sooj] is a natural gift. One may have more sooj… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“How can we call anyone’s view point as being wrong? Can we tell a blind man off if he bumps into a… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Fighting is not internal, but it can be very spiritual. Everything acting is internal. One of my problems in making the transition… — Roddy Piper Copy Share Image
“Is Gnan (knowledge) not to be ‘known’? No, nothing has to be known; it simply needs to be understood. Understand what ‘I’… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
We are created in the image of our heavenly parents; we are God's spirit children. Therefore, we have a vast capacity for… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery,… — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
You can focus on me or on any spiritual teacher. Spiritual teachers who have left the body, who are no longer on… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I don't look at football as a violent, barbaric sport. It's a very spiritual sport, especially for someone facing the challenges during… — Troy Polamalu Copy Share Image
“God only says one thing that “if you want to have attachment towards worldly life; go ahead and get attached to it.… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image