Darkness Quote by Thomas Merton

We stumble and fall constantly, even when we are most enlightened.

— Thomas Merton

“The sign of spiritual progress is not so much never falling as it is being able to lift oneself up quickly after one falls.”

— Jacques Philippe

Each time the losses and deceptions of life teach us about impermanence, they bring us closer to the truth. When you fall from a…

— Sogyal Rinpoche

It is in falling down that we learn almost everything that matters spiritually.

— Richard Rohr

We can shed some light on the possibility of the fall, but the transition to the actuality of it remains shrouded in darkness. Scripture…

— Herman Bavinck

Who rise from flesh to spirit know the fall: The word outleaps the world, and light is all.

— Theodore Roethke

“When we walk with the Lord, the dark is actually a place we can never fully be. The unknown is not so frightening when…

— Stormie Omartian

“When we lose touch with our Souls, we lose touch with our inner guidance, wisdom, and strength. Sometimes, it can take us many years…

— Mateo Sol

We are most often in the dark when we are the most certain, and the most enlightened when we are the most confused.

— M. Scott Peck

“Those who tell you that to be spiritual is not to be physical do not understand the great physical-spiritual nature of your being. They…

— Jane Roberts- Seth

To be enlightened is to know oneself and not run away.

— Veronique Vienne

“Being on a spiritual path does not prevent you from facing times of darkness; but it teaches you how to use the darkness as…

— Sadhak Anshit