#ritual

I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment... ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#life #spirituality #life

Perhaps the most "spiritual" thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness. ↗

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

#life #spiritual #life

Life is a purposeful action. ↗

— Asa Don Brown

#psychology #psychotherapy #spirituality #waiting-to-live #life

Don’t let a day go by without asking who you are…each time you let a new ingredient to enter your awareness. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#identity #mindfulness #spirituality #life

Love is our most unifying and empowering common spiritual denominator. The more we ignore its potential to bring greater balance and deeper meaning to human existence, the more likely we are to continue to define history as one long inglorious record of man’s inhumanity to man. ↗

— Aberjhani

#agape-love #community #existence #history #human-nature

Perhaps the day will come where the validity of one's spirituality will be judged not by the correctness of one's theology but by the authenticity of one's spiritual life. When that day comes, an authentically spiritual Buddhist and an authentically spiritual Christian may find that they have more in common with each other than they do with those in their respective religions who have failed to develop their spirituality. (Beyond Religion, p. 98) ↗

— David N. Elkins

#buddhism #christianity #spirituality #life

In the light of trust, as it develops slowly over time, you will find that you are a privileged child of the universe, entirely safe, entirely supported, entirely loved. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#life

Without silence, there cannot be any real appreciation in life, which is as delicate in its inner fabric as a closed rosebud. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#silence #spirituality #life

Your life is your practice. Your spiritual practice does not occur someplace other than in your life right now, and your life is nowhere other than where you are. You are looking for answers, insight, and wisdom that you already possess. Live the life in front of you, be the life you are, and see what you find out for yourself. ↗

— Karen Maezen Miller

#spirituality #zen #life

As soon as you stop making everyone else responsible for your happiness, the happier you’ll be. ↗

— Nina Guilbeau

#peace #self-esteem #spiritual-growth #life