“One way to recollect the mind easily in the time of prayer, and preserve it more in tranquillity, is not to let it wander too far at other times. You should keep it strictly in the presence of God; and being accustomed to think of Him often, you will find it easy to keep your mind calm in the time of prayer, or at least to recall it from its wanderings.”
Spiritual feeling
Spiritual Quotes — page 76 of 1176
“There are times when one feels liberated from one’s limits and human imperfections. At such moments, we see ourselves there, in a little corner of our little planet, our eyes fixed in wonder on the cold and yet deep beauty of that which is eternal, that which is elusive. Life and death are fused together and there is no evolution, nor destination, there is only BEING.”
“Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.”
“You are a Divine creation, a Being of Light who showed up here as a human being at the exact moment you were supposed to. You are the Beloved, a miracle, a part of the eternal perfection.”
“Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings.”
“You are the music while the music lasts.”
“The making of art is no different than prayer.”
“Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.”
“If there is one question I dread, to which I have never been able to invent a satisfactory reply, it is the question what am I doing.”
“The winds of God's grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.”
“When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.”
“Most people never feel secure because they are always worried that they will lose their job, lose the money they already have, lose their spouse, lose their health, and so on. The only true security in life comes from knowing that every single day you are improving yourself in some way, that you are increasing the caliber of who you are and that you are valuable to your company, your friends, and your family.”
“The blues is a low down achin' chill.”
“Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection.”
“Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.”
“You know what music is - a harmonic connection between all living beings.”
“Remember the words of Christ: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." These words are literally true, not figures or fiction. They were the outflow of the heart's blood of one of the greatest sons of God who have ever come to this world of ours; words which came as the fruit of realisation, from a man who had felt and realised God himself; who had spoken with God, lived with God, a hundred times more intensely than you or I see this building.”
“The Buddhist tenet, "Non-killing is supreme virtue", is very good, but in trying to enforce it upon all by legislation without paying any heed to the capacities of the people at large, Buddhism has brought ruin upon India.”
“The mind says there is nothing beyond the physical world; the HEART says there is, and I've been there many times.”
“The Ego is a veil between humans and God’.” “In prayer all are equal.”