“With all his sincerity and devotion, the authentic, absolute atheist is after all only an abortive saint, and at the same time, a mistaken revolutionist.” AbsolutesAtheistSaintDevotionSincerityMistaken Book:A Maritain Reader: Selected Writings Source: A Maritain Reader: Selected Writings
“The people are as severe toward the clergy as toward women; they want to see absolute devotion to duty from both.” PeopleWantWomenDutyAbsolutesDevotionSevereClergyDevotion To Duty Author:Madame de Stael
“Tyrants and dictators will accept no other gods before them. They require disobedience to the First Commandment. They seek absolute control and are threatened by faith in God. They fear only the power they cannot possess - the power of truth. So they resent the living example of the devout, especially the devotion of a unique people chosen by God.” PeopleFirstsHumorPoliticalAcceptingExampleUniqueAbsolutesDevotionChosenTyrantsFaith In GodDictatorCommandmentsThreatenedDisobedienceResentPolitical HumorChosen By God Author:George W. Bush
“By unswerving devotion to Me, a man crosses over three Gunas - I am the Abode of Brahman, Eternal and Immutable, of everlasting Dharma and Absolute Bliss.” MenThreeEternalCrossesAbsolutesDevotionBlissEverlastingDharmaAbodeBrahman Author:Chinmayananda Saraswati
“There are parallels between filmmaking and climbing mountains just in terms of the commitment it requires, absolute devotion, and the belief that you are going to make a film and that the film is going to be OK, as well as the risks you have to take. You are never going to climb anything great if you don't take risks.” IfsWellsFilmBeliefTermRiskMountainCommitmentAbsolutesDevotionClimbsClimbingFilmmakingParallelsClimbing Mountain Author:Jimmy Chin
“If devotion to the Blessed Virgin is necessary for all men simply to work out their salvation, it is even more necessary for those who are called to a special perfection. I do not believe that anyone can acquire intimate union with our Lord and perfect fidelity to the Holy Spirit without a very close union with the most Blessed Virgin and an absolute dependence on her support.” IfsMenBelieveChristianSpiritPerfectLordSupportSpecialHolyPerfectionAbsolutesBlessedSalvationUnionsWork OutDevotionIntimateHoly SpiritAcquireDependenceVirginsOur LordFidelityHoly Mary Author:Louis de Montfort
“Find preachers of David Brainerd's spirit, and nothing can stand before them. Let us be followers of him, as he was of Christ, in absolute self-devotion, in total deadness to the world, and in fervent love to God and man.” MenWorldSelfSpiritChristAbsolutesDevotionFollowersPreacherFervent Author:Jonathan Edwards
“Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.” DoneDutyLetting GoStandardsTasksAbsolutesSoldierCommittedLoyaltyDevotionCompromiseUnrelentingDevotion To Duty Author:John Keegan
“I become more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of Hussein, the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers and his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle.” SelfAbsolutesRegardIslamSimplicityObstaclesMissionsConvincedDevotionIntenseFollowersTrust In GodHusseinPledgeFearlessness Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“Do you know about Hanuman, sir? He was the faithful servant of the god Rama, and we worship him in our temples because he is a shining example of how to serve your masters with absolute fidelity, love, and devotion. These are the kinds of gods they have foisted on us Mr. Jiabao. Understand, now, how hard it is for a man to win his freedom in India.” KnowsMenKindHardWinningExampleMastersWorshipIndiaAbsolutesShiningDevotionFaithfulServantTemplesDo You KnowFidelityRamaFaithful ServantsHanuman Book:The White Tiger Source: The White Tiger
“Devotion is the essence of the path, and if we have in mind nothing but the guru and feel nothing but fervent devotion, whatever occurs is perceived as his blessing. If we simply practice with this constantly present devotion, this is prayer itself. When all thoughts are imbued with devotion to the guru, there is a natural confidence that this will take care of whatever may happen. All forms are the guru, all sounds are prayer, and all gross and subtle thoughts arise as devotion. Everything is spontaneously liberated in the absolute nature, like knots untied in the sky.” IfsFeelsMindMayHappensCareFormSoundNaturalPrayerPracticePathSkyBlessingEssenceAbsolutesTake CareAriseDevotionSubtleGrossGuruLiberatedKnotsFervent Author:Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche