The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.

We want spiritual principles to be more than beautiful abstractions; we want them to actually transform our lives.

Work and life are an interconnected adventure, guided by the heart, winged with spirit, and nourished by the soul.

Words that arise spontaneously out of the state of presence are charged with spiritual power: the power to awaken.

The first act of awe, when man was struck with the beauty or wonder of Nature, was the first spiritual experience.

And what is life? God manifested in the material plane. For it is in Him that we live and move and have our being.

There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied by better cars on longer credit terms.

To play piano is a significant part of my life, my existence. It fulfills a very physical & spiritual need for me.

What a liberation to realize that the 'voice in my head' is not who I am. 'Who am I, then?' The one who sees that.

Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free.

I mean it's very hard to meditate and live a spiritual life in America. People think you're a freak if you try to.

Every Christian must be fully Christian by bringing God into his whole life, not merely into some spiritual realm.

Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being

Look upon your chastening as God's chariots sent to carry your soul into the high places of spiritual achievement.

Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order.

The objective of spiritual advancement is not so much 'works' but the quality of life free from ego-consciousness.

I have come to believe that giving and receiving are really the same. Giving and receiving - not giving and taking

The old will disappear. Human level consciousness by itself can no longer resolve the complexities it has created.

The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara.

Thus when I have to summarize naturalized spirituality in a single phrase, it is this: the thoughtful love of life.

Great things are possible only to strong souls and it's from the trivial events of daily life that strength is won.

Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality.

CLERGYMAN, n. A man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of better his temporal ones.

There are three things you cannot hide: smell of the garlic, fragrance of the flower and the wisdom of the teacher.

I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.

Russians have different far lofty ambitions; more of a spiritual kind. It's more about your relationship with God .

The real spiritual power is enabling beings to realize the nature of the mind. That's the power of Buddha activity.

Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

For me writing isn't a mental exercise, it's barely even a literary exercise, it feels like a spiritual experience.

Our ultimate dharma is self-realization. Thoughts and actions that support our spiritual evolution are real dharma.

I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have

Spiritual maturity is a lifelong pursuit. We grow in spiritual maturity moment by moment, day by day, year by year.

The basis of the spiritual path is the development in ourselves of what is truly balanced, natural, and meaningful.

Try not to look sideways to see how others are viewing our lives but to look up to see how heavenly father sees us.

Your mind, emotions and body are instruments and the way you align and tune them determines how well you play life.

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.

Don't you realize," Merlin said to his pupil, "that the history of the universe has brought us here to this second?

Your outer journey may contain a million steps; your inner journey only has one: the step you are taking right now.

I relax my body completely, relax my mind completely, and then imagine myself at a level where anything can happen.

To argue about justice is unavoidably to argue about virtues, about substantive moral and even spiritual questions.

If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.

When your consciousness becomes a still mirror, a still lake, a silent reservoir of energy, God is reflected in it.

If the spiritual life be healthy, under the full power of the Holy Spirit, praying without ceasing will be natural.

For me, the lame part of the Sixties was the political part, the social part. The real part was the spiritual part.

When one has truly imbibed spiritual qualities, they will spontaneously be reflected in one's thoughts and actions.

Practice radical humility when it comes to your own accomplishments, and give credit everywhere except to your ego.

I Have Learned so much from God That I can no longer call myself A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, A Buddhist, a Jew.

Never forget your real identity. You are a luminous conscious stardust being forged in the crucible of cosmic fire.

As you awaken to your divine nature, you'll begin to appreciate beauty in everything you see, touch and experience.

A concern for doctrinal purity should always be based on love of the Lord, not a desire to express spiritual pride.

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