#spirit

Christ had given the apostles a world-wide commission, embracing all the nations; but intellectually they did not understand what He meant. They found that out as they followed the impulse of the Spirit. ↗

— Roland Allen

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The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

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The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres. ↗

— Bruno Bauer

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New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're least likely to be bitten by a wild goat. ↗

— Brendan Behan

#go #goat #i #least #likely

Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#decay #life #pickle #preserving #spiritual

The older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to meet a kindred spirit. ↗

— Ethan Hawke

#how #i #kindred #meet #more

God's Spirit moves through us and the world at a pace that can never be constricted by any one religious paradigm. ↗

— Bono

#god #moves #never #pace #paradigm

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation. ↗

— Charles Spurgeon

#greatest #human #human souls #look #makes

Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice. ↗

— Malcolm Boyd

#being #both #explore #freedom #human