Spirituality Quotes - Page 90

Imbibing the art of giving is not only a spiritual act; it is a belief n the future, and that future has to be good. Giving is investing in that future; it is like helping to make the dream come true not only for you but for others.

Few words have been misunderstood more than “love,” perhaps with the exception of “God

As you look back on your life, you will often realize that many of the times you thought you were being rejected from something good, you were in fact being redirected to something better. You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith things will work out. Let go and just let life happen the way it’s supposed to. Sometimes the outcomes you can’t change end up changing you and helping you grow mentally, emotionally or spiritually.When things fall apart, consider the possibility that life knocked them down for a reason. It was not to punish you, but to prompt you to build something better to fit your personality and your purpose. Sometimes things fall apart so better things can fall together.

The state of no being is pure.

Whenever you are in transition it is always important to choose the words that you use. You call it crises in your life and I call it transition.

The word of God gives strength to my bones, power to my spirit and hope to my soul.

Compassion can be roughly defined in terms of a state of mind that is nonviolent, non-harming, and nonaggressive. It is a mental attitude based on the wish for others to be free of their suffering and is associated with a sense of commitment, responsibility, and respect towards others.

There are many fun things to do in life, but few that are more rewarding than committing to living the life of your dreams.

I am not frightened of my beliefs. If there is a God who is threatening me with damnation because I don't believe in Him, so be it. I've lived my life in conscience, and I will suffer damnation willingly in conscience against a tyrannical God who would damn me because, on the basis of the intelligence He gave me, I have come to a conclusion doubting His existence, and I will continue to be a skeptic all of my life.

I asked, "You mean, you might as well spend your life going upward, through the happy places, since heaven and hell - the destinations - are the same thing anyway?""Same - same," he said. "Same in end, so better to be happy on journey."I said, "So, if heaven is love, then hell is...""Love, too," he said.

Not every good idea is God's perfect will for you; it may need discerning, wisdom and experience to tell the difference.

Wherever you decide to go, proceed with your mind.

Could it be, as one writer puts it, that every knock at the door of a brothel is actually a knock at the heart of God?

The Invisible World reveals to us this Truth within its silence.

The law of sacrifice postulates that we need to give in order to receive ... Cosmic Ordering says, receive before you give.

Run your own race of life, with a single minded vision of purpos

You are already the awakeness that you seek!

I walk in my own path.

Don’t believe negative voices. Listen to the divine-instinct of awaken soul.

The selfish and self-centered have a hard time being kind, even though you and I know that kindness is a source of relief to the soul.

Sex is the expression of intimacy, touching and personalized care that takes friendship another step further. There is a trinity of sex, spirituality and friendship which all need to be present.

It is useful to study different traditions in order to be free of attachment to any one way of expressing what is beyond expression. (x)

Private prayers are the catalyst for public miracles.

Always let your heart shine bright, because this inner light will guide you home, even in the darkest night.

Hate is strong, fear is mighty, jealousy is powerful, but love is invincible.

That's what his stare has been saying to me all this time: 'At least I galloped - when did you?

She had experimented with Wicca eight years ago, found that her spells did not produce the desired results of making her every bully bald and fat, and threw it in the corner of her soul as effete and impractical, as she had with a series of other theological outfits.

Who are you? No really. Way, way down deep. Who are you?

All for all, always.

The 2 extremes, neither one worse than the other: the result of bad religion is self-loathing and violence; the result of bad spirituality is self-worship and narcissism.

Changing your words, changes your mind. Changing your mind alters your energy and that is what changes your life.

Manufactured spirit is much more reliable than organic spirit.

What are the units of ontology really that I should be a part of a whole, but not be, in all my awareness, chiefly the whole unto itself?

Surrendering: The act of giving yourself entirely to a new self, and then let go of your personal freedom for the achievement of something greater than you had before, a new you, a new self, envisioned and designed by yourself. Surrendering, to a God or to a Dream, or to both, is the ultimate act of designing your new future and then letting go the present reality to live that dream. It is, indeed, the creation of a virtual reality in which one will find himself present, after detaching from the previous reality, which will then become virtual by default. Because, as one cannot surrender without accepting, one cannot get without letting go. And so, when one surrenders entirely, he becomes entirely new.

Shame is the undercurrent that keeps you living in the belief that you are unworthy of all the bounty life has to offer. Somewhere along the way, we have internalized the belief that we are - in our deepest selves - defective and wrong. Shame is not a natural emotion. Babies aren’t born feeling shame. We manufacture it within ourselves, as punishment for not adhering to the norms of society…Just for today, see what it feels like to open those clenched fists - that clenched heart - and receive every good thing

Knowing the self is the biggest truth. If we find the truth within, we have found God.

The first step to Happiness is deciding exactly what kind of life you want. That kinda comes from experience.

Being intellectually perfect is a very easy task, but being experiential perfect is the very tough task, needs very much courage and equanimity. - Abhinav Rajput

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. That which is far off, exceeding deep, who can find it out?

O Lord gives us strength to do your will.

What you do for others today you have done for yourself tomorrow.

Lastly I’d say this – true religion, as a part of Neuroscience – a study of the mind – is the greatest and healthiest exercise that the human mind has. In some form or other, it is an evolutionary necessity of the human mind, not a luxury.

We are game-playing, fun-having creatures, we are the otters of the universe.

Grace: All that I am and will be.

Rigel, Betelgeuse, and Orion. There was no finer church, no finer choir, than the stars speaking in silence to the many consumptives silently condemned, a legion upon the dark rooftops. The wind came down from the north like a runner in lacrosse, violent and hard, to batter every living thing. They were there, each one alone in conversation with the stars, mining ephemeral love from cold and distant light.

Big or small, be ready to do your part when you dare to dream and you will be rewarded with success from the Universe.

Ego is like an antivirus which eventually takes unwanted control of the computer itself.

Spirituality exist in testing and experiencing the depth of inner peace consistently.

Master: When a human being asks 'WHO AM I?', the honest answer is eternal silence.Disciple: Do we make noise to feel that silence, Master?

Avoid people who hurt from an impulse. I mean people who have this tendency to relish their capacity to hurt the good souls of this world, and who after hurting, wake up the next day without a trace of despondent brooding, and then move on with life never thinking that they should show some remorse or try to repent.

Ibn Mas'ud said that Allah's Messenger said: Abusing a Muslim is sinful and fighting with his tantamount to Kufr. Bukhari Muslim

Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity.

The person who has trust in divine justice is neither upset when treated unfairly, nor seeks his justice; on the contrary, he accepts the false accusations as if they were true, and does not try to convince others that he has been slandered; instead he asks to be forgiven...

A prayer and positive affirmation are the keys for a divine intervention in any situation.

When all around you are losing their heads, use Cosmic Ordering.

As life in general constituted much pain in the form of struggles against poverty, disease, ignorance, and emotional anguish, what more civilized way for people to alleviate the same than by giving themselves to one another as brothers and sisters in deed as well as in word? A society of people hoping to become politically superior needed first to become spiritually valid.

When angels speak of love they tell us it is only by loving that we enter an earthly paradise. They tell us paradise is our home and love our true destiny.

Religion should teach about hope to come for all, not terror for some

Isn’t materialism the cause of much that is evil in the land of mortal souls?

1. Be Impeccable With Your WordSpeak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. 2. Don't Take Anything PersonallyNothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering. 3. Don't Make AssumptionsFind the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. 4. Always Do Your BestYour best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.