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- In spiritual life there is no room for compromise. Awakening is not negotiable; we cannot bargain to hold on to things that please us while…
- We can bring our spiritual practice into the streets, into our communities, when we see each realm as a temple, as a place to discover…
- Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to help us to…
- When repeated difficulties do arise, our first spiritual approach is to acknowledge what is present, naming, softly saying 'sadness, sadness', or 'remembering, remembering', or whatever.
- When we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment.…
- A bulging portfolio of spiritual experiences matters little if it does not have the power to sustain us through the inevitable moments of grief, loss,…
- If you want to love, take the time to listen to your heart. In most ancient and wise cultures it is a regular practice for…
- ...Spiritual opening is not a withdrawal to some imagined realm or safe cave. It is not a pulling away, but a touching of all the…
- For most of us, generosity is a quality that must be developed. We have to respect that it will grow gradually; otherwise our spirituality can…
- To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit.
- We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy—material or spiritual.
- Yet I knew that spiritual practice is impossible without great dedication, energy, and commitment.
- Where we tended to be judgmental, we became more judgmental of ourselves in our spiritual practice.
- Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
- We don't know all the reasons that propel us on a spiritual journey, but somehow our life compels us to go.
- To live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.
- The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The purpose is to…
- Spiritual life doesn't make you a good person; you ARE a good person, you are a holy being when you are born. What spiritual life…
- It is the basic principle of spiritual life that we learn the deepest things in unknown territory. Often it is when we feel most confused…
- We need courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit. But the place for this warrior strength is in the heart. We need energy, commitment,…
- The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.
- The longing for initiation is universal and for modern youth, it is a desperate need. When nothing is offered in the way of spiritual initiation…
- The aim of spiritual life is to awaken a joyful freedom, a benevolent and compassionate heart in spite of everything.
- Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic and ordinary ways,…
- What is truly a part of our spiritual path is that which brings us alive. If gardening brings us alive, that is part of our…
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- The soul never thinks without a picture. — Aristotle
- In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. — Richard Bach
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. — Francis of Assisi
- Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. — Saint Augustine
- The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. — Saint Augustine
- The Gita is the greatest gospel of spiritual works ever yet given to the race. — Sri Aurobindo
- India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not… — Sri Aurobindo
- I've always been a big fan of science fiction and of the worlds of the spiritual and the mystic. — Dan Aykroyd
- Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles,… — Sai Baba
- Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man… — Sai Baba
- The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. — Richard Bach