"In an asana, the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space until a point comes where perfect balance is felt."
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"Waiting time is not wasting time. Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life."
"The world is nothing but my perception of it. I see only through myself. I hear only through the filter of my story."
"I want to be connecting with the subconscious, if I can call it that, because there are not to many words to describe the real deep inner part of a human beingI want to be at that place where everything is blotted out and where creativity happens, and to get there I practice, you know I'm a prolific practicer, I still practice every dayYou have to have the skills, then you want to not think when you're playing, that's when you let whatever deep level of creativity, spirituality, I mean, you know these words are so inadequate these days but you want to get to this place where they exist."
"The closer you get to real matter, rock air fire and wood, boy, the more spiritual the world is."
"As believers we all have an opportunity and moral obligation to recognize our spiritual common ground; to rise above our differences; to combat prejudice and intolerance."
"Sleep is the best meditation."
"Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth. They are looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love, while they have a treasure within that not only includes all those things but is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer."
"The word enlightenment conjures up the idea of some superhuman accomplishment, and the ego likes to keep it that way, but it is simply your natural state of felt oneness with Being."
"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."
"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."
"The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life."
"I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about."
"As long as you are unable to access the power of the Now, every emotional pain that you experience leaves behind a residue of pain that lives on in you."
"This is not a matter of subjective theory, but of plain, historical fact. If there had never been a nation of Israel, there would have been no patriarchs, no prophets, no apostles, no Bible and no Saviour. In John 4:22, Jesus Himself summed all this up in one simple statement: "Salvation is from the Jews." Christians from all other racial backgrounds owe to the Jewish people a spiritual debt which can never be calculated."
"If you knew who walked beside you at all times, on the path that you have chosen, you could never experience fear or doubt again."
"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding."
"Man is free at the instant he wants to be."
"To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground."
"The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in need of and ready for a spiritual renewal."