Spiritual Quotes
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When you put things together, things that other people have thrown out, you’re really bringing them to life – a spiritual life that surpasses the life for which they were originally created.
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... the worst possible heritage to leave with children: high spiritual pretensions and low performance.
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When we assist Him in His mission of saving souls, we too will be rescued in the process.
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There's something very... spiritual about fighting. It's physically very challenging. It's for killing people, after all, so it's taught me how to look at something head on. It's like living - confronting something. Everything for me came from films.
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I mean, I went to a church school when I was younger and imbibed a certain amount of religion then but it was really in university that I got interested in religion and politics at the same time. I don't think as if it were one moment of conversion but my spiritual journey really began then.
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Human beings will continue to deceive and overpower one another. Basically, everyone exists in the very nature of suffering, so to abuse or mistreat each other is futile. The foundation of all spiritual practice is love. That you practice this well is my only request.
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I wish more of us could understand that our increasing isolation, no matter how much it seems to express pride and self-affirmation, is not the answer to our problems. Rather, the answer is a revival of our ancient commitment to God, who rules over all the peoples of the world and exalts no one over any other, and to the moral and spiritual values which were once legendary in America. We must reach out our hand in friendship both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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May God help us to prepare a dwelling place for this noble birth, so that we may all attain spiritual motherhood
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of my all-time favorite writers. I feel spiritual when reading his words, even though they're translated. I wish desperately that I could read it in its original language. I already feel like I'm going to church when I read him; imagine if I could read it in the original.
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In all adversities there is always in its depth, a treasure of spiritual blessings secretly hidden.
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The true use of art is, first, to cultivate the artist's own spiritual nature.
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Forgiveness means that problems of the past no longer dictate our destinies, and we can focus on the future with God's love in our hearts.
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The spiritual is whatever allows us to notice the miraculous nature of life.
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Annoying mishaps always seem to cluster around times of spiritual fruitfulness. That’s not exactly coincidence.
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If we desire rules to govern our spiritual development we turn back to the Sermon on the Mount.
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Spiritual giftedness does not guarantee that we hear from God rightly on every point.
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And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
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Habit 7 is taking the time to sharpen the saw. By renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional, you can work more quickly and effortlessly. To do this, we must be proactive. This is a Quadrant II (important, not urgent) activity that must be acted on. It's at the center of our Circle of Influence, so we must do it for ourselves.
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Not all practitioners can jump to that highest level. They have to climb, step by step from the physical sphere to reach the spiritual sphere. If it is treated as exercise it is not the fault of yoga but of the practitioners.
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The wise use of your freedom to make your own decisions is crucial to your spiritual growth, now and for eternity. You are never too young to learn, never too old to change. Your yearnings to learn and change come from a divinely instilled striving for eternal progression. Each day brings opportunity for decisions for eternity.
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I have a lot of spiritual books that I read that I really, really love - everything from the Bible to Joseph Campbell, who I love. He wrote The Hero of a Thousand Faces. It's about exploring what is heroic in you. It helps me a lot.
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Families need a spiritual bond with one another and with God. God is the only way you're going to make it in life, the glue that holds everything together.
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I grew up playing in clubs - that's my spiritual stomping ground.
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Some of the sweetest spirits are housed in frail frames. Great spiritual strength is often developed by those with physical challenges precisely because they are challenged. Such individuals are entitled to all the blessings that God has in store for His faithful and obedient children.
