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Compassion being action without motive, without self-interest, without any sense of fear, without any sense of pleasure.
If you want to know what you think of yourself, then ask yourself what you think of others and you will find the answer.
It's probably hard to feel any sort of Romantic spiritual connection to nature when you have to make your living from it.
There are scientists who will tell you that spirit, because it can’t be measured, doesn’t exist. Bollocks. It does exist.
Spiritual growth requires the development of inner knowing and inner authority. It requires the heart, not the intellect.
We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires the culture of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail.
Material success may result in the accumulation of possessions: but only spiritual success will enable you to enjoy them.
None of us can hope to get anywhere without character, moral courage and the spiritual strength to accept responsibility.
There is no complete spiritual life without music, for the human soul has regions which can be illuminated only by music.
Becoming internally empowered shifts a person's center of gravity from external to internal- a mark of spiritual passage.
One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.
The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual.
The inner attitude of the heart is far more crucial than the mechanics for coming into the reality of the spiritual life.
Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.
Once you have had a glimpse of awareness or Presence, you know it firsthand. It is no longer just a concept in your mind.
Every valuable human being must be a radical and a rebel, for what he must aim at is to make things better than they are.
The power of God tenderizes and changes us, not spiritual disciplines. Spiritual disciplines only position us to receive.
Don't worry about how inexperienced you are or think you are, but think about what, with the Lord's help, you can become.
Sometimes I really have a spiritual need to say something more general about the world, and sometimes something personal.
One thing is clear to me, that no indulgence of passion destroys the spiritual nature so much as respectable selfishness.
Self-remembrance, awareness of 'I am' ripens him powerfully and speedily. Give up all ideas about yourself and simply be.
Hope doesn't come from calculating whether the good news is winning out over the bad. Its simply a choice to take action.
We take spiritual initiation when we become conscious of the Divine within us, and thereby contact the Divine without us.
Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.
Theres nothing more depressing than having everything and still feeling sad. We must learn to water our spiritual garden.
Active citizenship begins with an envisioning of the desired outcome and a conscious application of spiritual principles.
To go out of your mind at least once a day is tremendously important. By going out of your mind, you come to your senses.
The pastor who cares about the spiritual growth of his people must make God and His Word the centerpiece of his ministry.
The law of your mind is the law of belief. This means to believe in the way your mind works, to believe in belief itself.
As you sift through this very solid-looking body, you have to go only so far before you end up with a handful of nothing.
Spiritual direction is an interpersonal relationship in which we learn how to grow, live, and love in the spiritual life.
Love is an open secret, the most obvious thing in the world and the most hidden, with no why to how it keeps its mystery.
The secret of life is to be found in life itself, in the full organic, intellectual and spiritual activities of our body.
To stay in one place and watch the seasons come and go is tanatmount to constant travel: One is traveling with the earth.
Divine desperateness is the beginning of spiritual awakening because it gives rise to the aspiration for God-realisation.
All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself.
In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
Find ecstasy within yourself. It is not out there. It is in your innermost flowering. The one you are looking for is you.
Your body and your mind can be receptacles to perceive the whole cosmos - if only you do not identify yourself with them.
There is a spiritual side to me that goes real deep, but I confess right up front that I'm the biggest sinner of them all.
The foundation of greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment, instead of pursuing the idea of greatness.
It seems to me that the real problem is the mind itself and not the problem which the mind has created and tries to solve.
Our noblest purpose in life is to remember our spiritual nature in the face of suggestions that we are a material society.
Dostoevsky was the first to reveal to us this teeming multiplicity of emotions, this complexity of our spiritual universe.
Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?
Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to make them simple.
Before speaking, consult your inner-truth barometer, and resist the temptation to tell people only what they want to hear.
The people who shape our lives and our cultures have the ability to communicate a vision or a quest or a joy or a mission.
To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be taken seriously in politics.