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Spiritual Quotes by Laozi
- To attain knowledge, add things every day To attain wisdom, remove things every day
- Do nothing, and leave nothing undone. ["Doing nothing" is what happens when the doer disappears, it isn't something that one does or chooses not to…
- Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to make them simple.
- Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored.
- Stop leaving and you will arrive, Stop searching and you will see, Stop running away and you will be found.
- How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know They need no…
- Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing. . . .…
- Understand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and oneness with the Tao are not randomly bestowed gifts, but the rewards of conscious self-transformation and self-evolution.
- The things that have acquired unity are these: Heaven by unity has become clear; Earth by unity has become steady; The Spirit by unity has…
- {The cleansing of spiritual contamination} is accomplished by offering one's talent, resources, and life to the world.
- Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain. Because the brain is part of the body, which must one day expire, this collection of facts,…
- The Way to Heaven has no favorites. It is always with the good man.
- The subtlest of subtleties, this is the gateway to all mysteries.
- Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
More Spiritual Quotes
- 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