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Spirituality Quotes by Famous Authors
1.
“Poetry is the way into a spiritual vision of society and the universe.”
Camille Paglia
Poetry
,
Art
,
Society
,
Spirituality
,
Vision
2.
“Although I’m an atheist who believes only in great nature, I recognize the spiritual richness and grandeur of the Roman Catholicism in which I was raised.”
Camille Paglia
Religion
,
Atheism
,
Spirituality
,
Nature
,
Catholicism
3.
“Man’s spiritual trajectory ends in the rubbish heap of his own mother-born body.”
Camille Paglia
Spirituality
,
Human
,
Body
,
Existence
,
Fate
4.
“There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.”
John D. Rockefeller
Faith
,
Fellowship
,
Christianity
,
Belief
,
Spirituality
5.
“After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.”
John D. Rockefeller
Faith
,
Spirituality
,
Life
,
Belief
,
Legacy
6.
“The cheerful Sabbath bells, wherever heard, Strike pleasant on the sense, most like the voice Of one, who from the far-off hills proclaims Tidings of good to Zion.”
Charles Lamb
Faith
,
Peace
,
Sound
,
Spirituality
,
Tradition
7.
“This world is all a fleeting show, For man’s illusion given The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, There’s nothing true but Heaven.”
Charles Lamb
Life
,
Illusion
,
Truth
,
Spirituality
,
Transience
8.
“No temple can still the personal griefs and strifes in the breasts of its visitors.”
Margaret Fuller
Temple
,
Grief
,
Solace
,
Spirituality
,
Emotions
9.
“The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency.”
Margaret Fuller
Women
,
Genius
,
Intuition
,
Spirituality
,
Strength
10.
“It is so true that a woman may be in love with a woman, and a man with a man. It is pleasant to be sure of it, because it is undoubtedly the same love that we shall feel when we are angels...”
Margaret Fuller
Love
,
Equality
,
Relationships
,
Spirituality
,
Acceptance
11.
“The Bible and studying the Bible has been an important part of my life.”
Jimmy Carter
Bible
,
Faith
,
Religion
,
Spirituality
,
Study
12.
“You just have to have a simple faith.”
Jimmy Carter
Faith
,
Simplicity
,
Belief
,
Life
,
Spirituality
13.
“To me, Faith is not just a noun but also a verb.”
Jimmy Carter
Faith
,
Action
,
Belief
,
Spirituality
,
Meaning
14.
“Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.”
Ramakrishna
Love
,
God
,
Purpose
,
Devotion
,
Spirituality
15.
“Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil. They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action. They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.”
Ramakrishna
Awareness
,
Spirituality
,
Love
,
Action
,
Service
16.
“Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.”
Ramakrishna
Spirituality
,
Humility
,
Ego
,
Growth
,
Wisdom
17.
“Respect is heaven, respect is liberation.”
Ramakrishna
Respect
,
Liberation
,
Spirituality
,
Wisdom
,
Understanding
18.
“Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.”
Ramakrishna
Prayer
,
Faith
,
Devotion
,
Spirituality
,
Awareness
19.
“Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.”
Ramakrishna
Prayer
,
Detachment
,
Spirituality
,
Wealth
,
Simplicity
20.
“One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths. It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.”
Ramakrishna
Religion
,
Faith
,
Tolerance
,
Spirituality
,
Understanding
21.
“One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.”
Ramakrishna
Truth
,
Realization
,
Honesty
,
Spirituality
,
Wisdom
22.
“One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.”
Ramakrishna
Enlightenment
,
Spirituality
,
Realization
,
Awareness
,
Wisdom
23.
“One cannot completely get rid of the six passions: lust, anger, greed, and the like. Therefore one should direct them to God. If you must have desire and greed, then you should desire love of God and be greedy to attain Him.”
Ramakrishna
Passions
,
Desire
,
Spirituality
,
Devotion
,
Control
24.
“One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.”
Ramakrishna
Spirituality
,
Fear
,
Hatred
,
Liberation
,
Awareness
25.
“Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.”
Ramakrishna
Faith
,
Achievement
,
Devotion
,
Spirituality
,
Wisdom
26.
“More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.”
Ramakrishna
Faith
,
Spirituality
,
Diversity
,
Understanding
,
Devotion
27.
“Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within. So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.”
Ramakrishna
Unity
,
Humanity
,
Spirituality
,
Equality
,
Awareness
28.
“Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal, and you will also have bliss. The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance. The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God.”
Ramakrishna
Meditation
,
Bliss
,
Detachment
,
Knowledge
,
Spirituality
29.
“Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.”
Ramakrishna
Wisdom
,
Practice
,
Faith
,
Spirituality
,
Knowledge
30.
“Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.”
Ramakrishna
God
,
Spirituality
,
Diversity
,
Faith
,
Understanding
31.
“Man suffers through lack of faith in God.”
Ramakrishna
Faith
,
Suffering
,
Spirituality
,
Wisdom
,
Devotion
32.
“Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.”
Ramakrishna
Guru
,
Faith
,
Spirituality
,
Guidance
,
Wisdom
33.
“Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.”
Ramakrishna
Meditation
,
Awareness
,
Devotion
,
Spirituality
,
Discipline
34.
“Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.”
Ramakrishna
Detachment
,
Wisdom
,
Spirituality
,
Awareness
,
Life
35.
“It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false.”
Ramakrishna
Faith
,
Religion
,
Tolerance
,
Spirituality
,
Understanding
36.
“It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal. So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.”
Ramakrishna
Spirituality
,
Wisdom
,
Prudence
,
Awareness
,
Protection
37.
“It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.”
Ramakrishna
Anger
,
Desire
,
Self-Control
,
Wisdom
,
Spirituality
38.
“It is necessary to pray to Him, with a longing Heart.”
Ramakrishna
Prayer
,
Devotion
,
Faith
,
Spirituality
,
Connection
39.
“It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.”
Ramakrishna
Faith
,
Practice
,
Spirituality
,
Discipline
,
Truth
40.
“Infinite are the paths and infinite the opinions.”
Ramakrishna
Diversity
,
Perspectives
,
Wisdom
,
Spirituality
,
Understanding
41.
“If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.”
Ramakrishna
Devotion
,
Spirituality
,
Divine Love
,
Faith
,
Wisdom
42.
“If you keep your heart immersed always in the ocean of divine love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the waters of divine love.”
Ramakrishna
Divine Love
,
Spirituality
,
Devotion
,
Inner Peace
,
Enlightenment
43.
“How long do small girls play with their dolls? As long as they are not married and do not live with their husbands. After marriage they put the dolls away in a box. What further need is there of worshipping the image after the vision of God?”
Ramakrishna
Worship
,
Realization
,
Spirituality
,
Perception
,
Transformation
44.
“God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.”
Ramakrishna
God
,
Perception
,
Equality
,
Spirituality
,
Acceptance
45.
“Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.”
Ramakrishna
Desire
,
Spirituality
,
Knowledge
,
Love
,
Perspective
46.
“As the snake is separate from its slough, even so is the Spirit separate from the body.”
Ramakrishna
Soul
,
Body
,
Detachment
,
Spirituality
,
Freedom
47.
“As the shell, the pith and the kernel of the fruit are all produced from one parent seed of the tree, so from the one Lord is produced the whole of creation, animate and inanimate, spiritual and material.”
Ramakrishna
Creation
,
Oneness
,
Nature
,
Spirituality
,
God
48.
“As a toy fruit or a toy elephant reminds one of the real fruit and the living animal, so do the images that are worshipped remind one of the God who is formless and eternal.”
Ramakrishna
Symbolism
,
Worship
,
Faith
,
Devotion
,
Spirituality
49.
“A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.”
Ramakrishna
Spirituality
,
Worldly Life
,
Detachment
,
Inner Peace
,
Wisdom
50.
“In each of us is a seed of understanding. The seed is God.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
Understanding
,
Faith
,
Spirituality
,
Awareness
,
Divinity
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