“When I worship, I would rather my heart be without words than my words be without heart.”
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Spiritual Quotes — page 90 of 1176
“In my 39 years on this earth, the Holy city of Makka had been the first time I had ever stood before the Creator of all and felt like a complete human being”
“I live in terror of not being misunderstood.”
“You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how you love.”
“Buddha was speaking in a village square one day, when one of the inhabitants started to abuse him. Buddha paused and said to the man, "If you offer me a piece of paper and I refuse to accept it, what happens to the paper?" "Why, it stays with me, of course," the villager replied. Buddha smiled gently, "And that is exactly what I am doing with your abuse," he said. "I am not accepting it, therefore it stays with you."”
“How can a man find a sensible way to live? One way and one only- Philosophy. And my philosophy means keeping that vital spark within you free from damage and degradation, using it to transcend pain and pleasure, doing everything with a purpose, avoiding lies and hypocrisy, not relying on another person's actions or failings. To accept everything that comes, and everything that is given, as coming from that same spiritual source.”
“I went with an exorcist for a bit. I just want to know really practical things, like how do you hold someone possessed by the devil.”
“If you want to love you must serve, if you want freedom you must die.”
“I'll tell you what pressure is. Pressure is a Messerschmitt up your arse. Playing cricket is not.”
“You cannot evoke great spirits and eat plums at the same time.”
“We feared the heartlessness of human beings, all of whom are born blind, few of whom ever learn to see.”
“Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like anthems, roll.”
“The passions are the voice of the body.”
“My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.”
“I believe only and alone in the service of Jesus Christ. In him is all refuge and solace.”
“"It is light that reveals, light that obscures, light that communicates. It is light I "listen" to. The light late in the day has a distinct quality, as it fades toward the darkness of evening. After sunset there is a gentle leaving of the light, the air begins to still, and a quiet descends. I see magic in the quiet light of dusk. I feel quiet, yet intense energy in the natural elements of our habitat. A sense of magic prevails. A sense of mystery. It is a time for contemplation, for listening - a time for making photographs. "”
“More than an institution, more than a tradition, more than a society, Masonry is one of the forms of Divine life upon earth.”
“I watched the Trade Center buildings go down from my balcony, and it was a terrifying moment. I couldn't get my mind around it at all.”
“When the Holy Spirit calls your to fast, He is preparing you for what is ahead.”
“Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time: and not only time but temporalities, not only temporal things but temporal affections, not only temporal affections but the very taint and smell of time.”