Quotes on Spiritual Wisdom

Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental happiness, we need both material and spiritual development. This is why, for our own good and that of society we need to balance material progress with inner development.

I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads.

Compassion is a living, breathing, organic emotion that vibrates through you and links you to those around you.

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

To stay with that shakiness-to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge-that is the path of true awakening. Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.

The whole meaning of prayer is that we may know God.

"God does not give us more than we can handle," I am told but I wonder if God doesn't overestimate me just a little. Or perhaps, and this is likely, I underestimate God.

Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.

The compassion we feel normally is biased and mixed with attachment. Genuine compassion flows towards all living beings, particularly your enemies. If I try to develop compassion towards my enemy, it may not benefit him directly, he may not even be aware of it. But it will immediately benefit me by calming my mind. On the other hand, if I dwell on how awful everything is, I immediately lose my peace of mind.

Actions are but lifeless forms whose soul is the secret of sincerity in them

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.

It's only a thought, and a thought can be changed. I am not limited by any past thinking. I choose my thoughts with care. I constantly have new insights and new ways of looking at my world. I am willing to change and grow.

Every relationship, every situation is part of a divinely created and highly specific curriculum for your soul growth

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. _x000D_ Where there is hatred, let me sow love, _x000D_ Where there is injury, pardon; _x000D_ Where there is doubt, faith; _x000D_ Where there is despair, hope; _x000D_ Where there is darkness, light; _x000D_ And where there is sadness, joy. _x000D_ O Divine Master, _x000D_ Grant that I may not so much seek _x000D_ To be consoled as to console, _x000D_ To be understood as to understand, _x000D_ To be loved, as to love.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.

Absolute consciousness is manifest here in every circumstance of daily life because it is everywhere full and perfect. Consciousness is said to be the cause of all things because it is everywhere emergent as each manifest entity.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.