"The infinite is a light sleeper. The moment……" — John O'Donohue

"The infinite is a light sleeper. The moment the self awakens, the force of the infinite begins to stir."

— John O'Donohue

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179 Quotes by John O'Donohue

John O'Donohue has 179 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

In contrast to how a child belongs in the world, adult belonging is never as natural, innocent, or playful. Adult…
Our bodies know they belong; it is our minds that make our lives so homeless.
It is strange to be here. The mystery never leaves you alone. Behind your image, below your words, above your…
The blessings for which we hunger are not to be found in other places or people. These gifts can only…
If you live the life you love, you will receive shelter and blessings. Sometimes the great famine of blessings in…
To have true integrity, poise, and courage is to be attuned to the silent and invisible nature within you.
When you've gone as far as you can go, quietly await your next beginning.
The idea [of therapy] isn't to give people answers, or lead their bark of longing into a safe, dull, protected…
The essence of who you are is ultimately mysterious, ungraspable and numinous-completely different from every other structure of matter.
When people get into therapy, or when they need healing, their real hope is that they'll come to the secret…
We [humans] are the only creatures who are in-between. We're of the earth, but don't belong to it, because we…
In order to keep our balance, we need to hold the interior and exterior, visible and invisible, known and unknown,…

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More Awakens Quotes

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Beauty awakens the soul to act. — Dante Alighieri
The lightning spark of thought generated in the solitary mind awakens its likeness in another mind. — Thomas Carlyle
He it is, the innermost one, who awakens my being with his deep hidden touches. He it is who puts… — Rabindranath Tagore
Nothing awakens reminiscence like an aroma. — Victor Hugo
Without theory, practice is but routine born of habit. Theory alone can bring forth and develop the spirit of invention.… — Louis Pasteur
Let no one hope to find in contemplation an escape from conflict, from anguish or from doubt. On the contrary,… — Thomas Merton
In the hearts of people today there is a deep longing for peace. When the true spirit of peace is… — Albert Schweitzer
The passing of the years awakens in our hearts the cry for permanence. — F B Meyer
Our confidence in Christ does not make us lazy, negligent, or careless, but on the contrary it awakens us, urges… — Huldrych Zwingli
The child awakens to a universe. The mind of the child to a world of meaning. Imagination to a world… — Thomas Berry
At physical death man loses his consciousness of the flesh and becomes conscious of his astral body in the astral… — Paramahansa Yogananda
The light of unconditional love awakens the dormant seed potentials of the soul. — John Welwood

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