Spiritual Quotes - Page 71

Lord Shiva, you my sunshine, my soul, Sivoham.

The love for literature is a great light.

A spiritual connection with someone lasts forever, even when physical presence fades.

The universe is a masterpiece painted by love's masterstrokes.

When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.

God is a supreme-being.God is all powerful.God is the creator of all things.God is great.God is mighty.

For every opinion you receive, seek guidance from the Creator.

The worldly life is not the trouble, the ‘wrong belief’ is the trouble [oopadhi]. What happens when you believe that which is not yours, as being yours? You will be in trouble.

Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?

I did this so well’- one says this and tastes the sweetness of subtle pride of doership. One enjoys the sweetness of this subtle pride. There is pain [suffering] with projection of doer-ship. God is eternal bliss and that indeed is the nature of the Self!

The world is not worthless but one should know how to get work done from it, because everyone is God, they all have different work to do. Therefore do not have dislike for anything in this world.

f you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.

Our sins are our downfall. We must repent and return to the Lord. And He will receive and forgive us graciously.

Don’t look at your circumstance. Be courageous!

Dreams are sacred future events. It can be either a fate or a warning.

Every adversity serves a divine purpose.

What we are is what we receive. It is not about waiting for something outside ourselves to change - we must actively be the change if we wish to see the result.

Our soul longs to be of service in some way. It's why we are here. If you weren't meant to touch the world in some way, you wouldn't be here.What act of service calls to you? Even the smallest thing has an effect in eternity.

In order for someone to follow you, you must be true to heart and purpose. This is true in any relationship. Someone may follow you for awhile without it, but not a lifetime.

How Learning to Say Goodbye Taught Me How to Live is an excellent book...very transformative and empowering..lot of practical advise for people struggling to overcome any problem in their life

You mean to tell me that you have made a human friend? It could be dangerous and I must urge it to end! Deetkatu, where is your sense?” Grampa's tone was abruptly tense.Grampa Foster, Meet the Little People…An Enchanting Adventure

Long before something happens in our life, it happened in our heart.

The Lord is calling us to turn from evil. And return to Him in repentance.

Religious nuts, atheists, theists, as too most scientists fail to "get" IT - the Ultimate Reality - because they seek it through ego.

Years ago this was just a place where I was assigned to work. Today looking at this place represents the opportunity that God allowed me to see the beauty of His works. The difference in then and now - I guess our views are a representative of our growth. Thankful.

Some people only dream of success… while others wake up and use Cosmic Ordering.

Jalebi (dessert) makes tea taste bland [tasteless]. Similarly, when one tastes the happiness of the Self, it makes worldly happiness bland. One cannot break free from the worldly life until one finds worldly happiness bland.

God says only one thing if you want to have attachment towards worldly life; go ahead and get attached to it; or else, get attached to Me. If you get attached to Me, you will get permanent happiness and if you get attached to the worldly life, you will not find contentment!

As illusory attachment (moha) spread, one sunk deeper and deeper into the pit.

Cosmic Ordering is like an echo! What you ask for comes back.

You ought to welcome troubled-souls with your peaceful-spirit.

Whenever you are seeking for too long, it is because you are rushing. Whenever you are not finding, it is because you don’t want to seek.

Belief is made up of the same non-substance of which we ourselves are composed. The test of any belief system, then, is the degree to which this same light is permitted to shine through.

Love enters your heart a spark and exists your soul a flame.

What is human beauty based on? It is based on how much egoism one has. Gnani Purush (the enlightened one) is without egoism so his beauty is beyond words!

Stand firm in faith.

Hope is a better friend than despair.

To be creative, first we must be generous. Then we must have a quiet, indomitable belief in our own worth.

Live your best sacred-life. It is only one-time in history.

Some people are disappointed in their life because they are trying to use the tools that God did not authorised them to use in their life, trying to build on a purpose that is not even attached in their personality.

Don’t dwell on the circumstances, focus on God’s grace.

When we worry about someone we send them a secret message – I don’t believe in you. When we worry about our life, we send ourselves a secret message – I don’t believe in me.

I was sitting here staring at the trees in my parents yard and wondering - season after season the trees continue to grow no matter what the weather. I guess they are just grounded and rooted and don't concern themselves with the seasons. When are we going to truly get rooted and grounded so that we continue to grow regardless?

Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.

There is no point in worrying about the effect [result], which has already occurred. It is worth paying attention to the facts (causes) upon which the effects [results] are based.

Accept only as much ‘cleanliness’ that it won't cause you to worry if it became dirty. Maintain ‘cleanliness’ such that and only to the point that it does not burden you into bondage.

Everybody knows basically what is right and what is wrong. Everybody knows better than to hate others. In fact, most people teach against it, and yet we still see it on the daily. But why do you think that is? It is because the problem was never really humans not loving humans enough; the problem was humans not loving righteousness enough. We must empty our own love for the world so that it can be replaced by the love of Christ; only then will we begin to love people as Christ loves people, as He always intended.

She was a mystery, personal in her journey but social in her seek; you wouldn't believe the depth in her heart until the day you felt her essence, for the very first time.

Till the chit is in blissful state, the world does not come in one's remembrance (one forgets the world till that time).

Egoism [Ahamkar: Aham=I; kar=did] means ‘I did’. Where one is not the doer and he says, ‘I did’; that is egoism. To do egoism and to walk around with an inflated chest is pride (maan) and then to go on telling others ‘I did it myself’, is known as pride with my-ness (abhiman).

One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.

Keep it simple and keep it real. The more basic we see our connection to God and Spirit, the easier it is to feel like you're a part of it.

Daily mediation is a wonderful spiritual act.

The plan to deal with fears: #1. Fear the Lord!#2. Let the Lord deal with the rest!

I believe that to be kept from evil is better than to be healed from sickness.

Om is the things, Om is the ingredient, Om is the container and the content of this universe.

Humble spirit leads to a noble character.

We have become disconnected from our true selves, and naturally, this has produced a deep sense of lack in our lives, causing us to endlessly search for happiness in objects, experiences, and people to fill the emptiness and make us feel whole again. We crave pleasure, material riches, and stimulating experiences—anything that will distract us from this inherent lack of connection. But no matter how hard we try to escape it, eventually the sensation returns. And that is because we are looking for the answer to our freedom in all the wrong places. We are looking for freedom in the world, when the answer to ending our suffering lies within us. Until we heal the root cause of our suffering, and awaken to our true nature, our inherent confusion will continue to manifest itself in the world around us.

Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.

Neither the world nor one’s actions cause obstructions; kashays (inner anger, pride, deceit, greed) cause obstruction!