Marianne Williamson Quotes
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Gandhi said the end is inherent in the means, which means you cannot create any more peace than you yourself have attained. An angry generation will not bring peace.
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Children are one of the greatest lessons in happiness, constantly challenging us to enjoy the moment, as the next one will not be the same.
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Everything connects to everything; therefore, as we change, the world cannot but change with us.
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As all of us are only too aware, the loud and frantic voices of the outer world easily drown out the small, still loving voice within.
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A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway.
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My father was a deeply committed humanitarian. He was a fighter for social justice. He was spirited in the deepest sense.
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Would a man ever be called vain for speaking his mind?
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Some of us believe humanity should be in divine partnership with nature, some people believe that man has been given by God the right to have dominion over nature. But since even they say that we should be good stewards, that right there should be the common ground.
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Part of forgiving people is releasing them from our own agendas.
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Every problem emerges from the false belief we are separate from one another, and every answer emerges from the realization we are not.
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I know I'm not a great writer. I'm an extremely gifted oral communicator, but when it comes to writing, I'm just a beginner.
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Each time we consider a miracle impossible, or assume that we ourselves are not capable of working it, then we're choosing not to take flight...
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The human race is evolving to the realization that what is happening on the level of consciousness both precedes and determines what happens in the world.
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The issue is that we, with our fears, our attacks, our judgments, our blame, and our constant emphasis on the realm of the body rather than the realm of love, eclipse the experience of true love.
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You label somebody 'New Age,' and that's automatic mockery: 'She cannot possibly be a serious thinker.'
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I think the greatest gift we can give our children is to show them that devotion to God's purposes - love for all beings - is the center of all right living.
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While women were powerfully liberated both externally as well as internally by the feminism of the 1970s, we made some serious mistakes as well.
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Just like a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun, and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean, we can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.
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The choice to follow love through to its completion is the choice to seek completion within ourselves. The point at which we shut down on others is the point at which we shut down on life. We heal as we heal others, and we heal others by extending our perceptions past their weaknesses. Until we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who that person is. Until we have forgiven someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is. Forgiving others is the only way to forgive ourselves, and forgiveness is our greatest need.
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There is no amount of money I can make which could buffer my daughter from the horrors that will explode in our society if we do not address the huge amount of suffering in our midst.
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Today is a day for sober and mature reflection, not glee. Mindless celebration is both spiritually inappropriate and politically naive.
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To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.
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Our most meaningful conversations go on late at night when we're on the phone with our friends or talking to our lovers.
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Spiritual growth and spirituality always seem suspect to some people.