Quotes on Spirituality

Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone

All of us have the capacity to attract to ourselves what seems to be missing in our lives.

What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.

Mysticism has been in the past and probably ever will be one of the great powers of the world and it is bad scholarship to pretend the contrary.

We have to recognize that spirituality is a legitimate dimension in the psyche. It's a legitimate dimension in the universal scheme of things. It doesn't mean that you are superstitious, that you are in to magical, primitive thinking, if you take spirituality seriously.

I would like the church to be a place where the questions of people are honored rather than a place where we have all the answers. The church has to get out of propaganda. The future will involve us in more interfaith dialogue. ... We cannot say we have the only truth.

The spiritual journey is one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble.

When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.

You create your own universe as you go along.

When Sunday loses its fundamental meaning and becomes subordinate to a secular concept of weekend dominated by such things as entertainment and sport, people stay locked within a horizon so narrow that they can no longer see the heavens.

Let the fruition of things bless the possession of them, and take no satisfaction in dying but living rich.

One of the most difficult things to learn is to render service without bossing, without making a fuss about it, and without any consciousness of high and low. In the world of spirituality, humility counts at least as much as utility.

Spirituality is not about what you know. It is about growing, deepening, evolving and becoming a living reflection of your spiritual identity.

Only a look and a voice; then darkness again and silence.

People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.

Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.

Life without balance can cost you your relationships. Life without balance can cost you your health. Life without balance can cost you your spirituality. Life without balance can cost you your wealth and your happiness. So find things to motivate you from all areas of life. Your success depends on it.

See if you can catch yourself complaining in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.

Whatever posessions and objects of its desires the lower self may obtain, it hangs on to them, refusing to let them go out of greed for more, or out of fear of poverty and need.

Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.