#spiritual

The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress. ↗

— Ramana Maharshi

#degree #freedom #freedom from #gauge #measures

Everyone is in a process of spiritual formation. We are being shaped into either the wholeness of the image of Christ or a horribly destructive caricature of that image--destructive not only to ourselves but also to others, for we inflict our brokenness upon them . . . The direction of our spiritual growth infuses all we do with intimations of either Life or Death. ↗

— M. Robert Mulholland Jr.

#anger

I'm not religious, but I'm very spiritual. ↗

— Paul McCartney

#religious #spiritual #very

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being perceived as angry, peaceful, and spiritual. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#being #i #just #now #only

Remember that self-doubt is as self-centered as self-inflation. Your obligation is to reach as deeply as you can and offer your unique and authentic gifts as bravely and beautifully as you're able. ↗

— Bill Plotkin

#healing #spirituality #beauty

You know how they say the path to hell is paved with good intentions? Well, maybe the path to heaven is paved with bad ones. ↗

— Jake Coburn

#love

Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable. ↗

— Anthony de Mello

#inspirational #spirituality #inspirational

It makes a difference what we choose to experience during sleep. Many of us think of sleep as a chance to get away from it all. But sleep is also a chance to return to the joys of our spiritual heritage - our universal awareness. ↗

— Henry Reed

#awareness #away #chance #choose #difference

The deeper we grow in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the poorer we become - the more we realize that everything in life is a gift. The tenor of our lives becomes one of humble and joyful thanksgiving. Awareness of our poverty and ineptitude causes us to rejoice in the gift of being called out of darkness into wondrous light and translated into the kingdom of God's beloved Son. ↗

— Brennan Manning

#jesus #spiritual-poverty #life

Ego is the world's worst narcotic ↗

— Mekael Shane

#human-nature #humor #spiritual #life