Goal Quote by Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Download Open image “The goal is to rise spiritually, not simply to avoid sin.” — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Goal Goals Inspirational Love Religion Sin
Broadly speaking, I learned to recognize sin as the refusal to live up to the enlightenment we possess: to know the right order of… — Margaret Bondfield Copy Share Image
“The Christian does not avoid sin to achieve salvation, but rather salvation brings him to a desire not to sin. The closer that one's… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“In this book I would like to describe how this message of falling down and moving up is, in fact, the most counter-intuitive message… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
To gain the spiritual ascendancy over ourselves, and the influences with which we are surrounded, through a rigid course of self-discipline, is our first… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Sin and virtue are a game of resistance we play with God in His efforts to draw us towards perfection. — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
The goal is not to make you a smarter sinner but to make you like the Savior. — Howard G. Hendricks Copy Share Image
To one who has led a virtuous life, to sin is the easiest thing in the world. No experience of unpleasant consequences grits that… — Sylvia Townsend Warner Copy Share Image
It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Do not believe your thoughts, neither when they tell you that you are terrible, nor when they tell you that you are a saint. — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Copy Share Image
We have the power of the Holy Cross, our holy symbol, the divine grace of Christ, only as long as we have the holy… — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Copy Share Image
Live simply and without thinking too much, like a child with his father. Faith without too much thinking works wonders. The logical mind hinders… — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Copy Share Image
Thoughts are like airplanes flying in the air. If you ignore them, there is no problem. If you pay attention to them, you create… — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Copy Share Image
When there is a respect for small things, there will be an even greater respect towards the bigger things. When there is no respect… — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Copy Share Image
So in every test, let us say: "Thank you, my God, because this was needed for my salvation." — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Copy Share Image
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
According to the best research, less than 3% of Americans have written goals, and less than 1% review and rewrite their goals on a daily basis. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Eugenic goals are most likely to be attained under another name than eugenics. — Frederick Osborn Copy Share Image
The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that force is… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic Copy Share Image
However, however, if the goal is to abandon America's free enterprise economy, if the goal is to convert America into a submissive member of… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it. — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
When you look around the room during meetings and practice, you see that everyone has the same goal. It's obvious by the way that… — Eric Kendricks Copy Share Image
