Spiritual Growth Quotes

"I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me – spiritually and financially." "It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning." "Why do you stay in prison, when the door is so wide open?" "The Prophets accept all agony and trust it. For the water has never feared the fire." "This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me and in front of me." "Let go of your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen." "Life will put many red lights in front of you, but sometimes we must push on the gas and trust God" "The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart." "What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle." "Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being." "Be empty of worrying. Think of who created thought." "I know you’re tired but come, this is the way." "A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily." "Would you become a pilgrim on the road of love? The first condition is that you make yourself humble as dust and ashes." "Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude." "To fear is to expect punishment. To love is to know we are immersed, not in darkness, but in light." "I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things." "Yes, you must live life beautifully and not allow the spirit of the world that makes gods out of power, riches, and pleasure make you to forget that you have been created for greater things." "Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self." "True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray to God and ask Him to give us the courage to love."