Quotes on Spiritual Darkness

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.