Heart Quote by Thomas Carlyle

“Most social and religious systems reward conformity with approval and access. We're trained from the beginning of our lives, in almost every organized endeavour,…

— Danielle LaPorte

By growing a spiritual practice, we are given all that we need.

— Gabrielle Bernstein

We need to cultivate hearts that are ready to change, ready to be mounded and shaped by the loving hands of God as we…

— Stuart Townend

Ritual is important to us as human beings. It ties us to our traditions and our histories.

— Miller Williams

“Plan and plant your gifts. Pray and play your role. The harvest is assured when God manifests his anointing power in your passionate actions.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

I wondered if there was a way to teach people how to use their imaginations in prayer and worship. So I began reading books…

— Gregory A. Boyd

Every tradition grows continually more venerable, and the more remote its origins, the more this is lost sight of. The veneration paid the tradition…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

But we must not forget, this ritual expressed, certain ideas which lie at the very root of true religion, the fellowship of the worshippers…

— William Robertson Smith

Uplifting traditions . . . that promote love for Deity and unity in families and among people are especially important.

— Donald L. Hallstrom

The core of the person is what he or she loves, and that is bound up with what they worship - that insight recalibrates…

— Dallas Willard

“The lesson of daily spiritual practice is not a complicated one and requires no special equipment; we are simply learning to love. That, at…

— Marya Hornbacher

I think we have to go through a lot of rituals in order to fill the gap of meaning in our lives.

— Zal Batmanglij