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“The typical atheist rebels against God as a teenager rebels against his parents. When his own desires or standards are not fulfilled in the way that he sees fit, he, in revolt, storms out of the house in denial of the Word of God and in scrutiny of a great deal of those who stand by the Word of God. The epithet 'Heavenly Father' is a grand reflection, a relation to that of human nature.”

Source: Killosophy

“What is joy? Joy is nothing but the Self. When desires are fulfilled, the mind is stilled. This allows the Self to shine forth and that is what we call joy.”

Mind Self Spiritual Joy Desire Shining Fulfilled

Author:Lester Levenson

“In Heaven, you're going to get just about whatever you want. Heaven's the place where all your heart's desires will be fulfilled - if they're good ones. Put in your order now!”

Ifs Want Heart Desire Order Heaven Heavenly Fulfilled

Author:David Berg

“Bliss becomes blissful with practice. In our own bliss the desire, desirer and process of desiring are united - they are one. Desire is fulfilled at its source.”

Desire Process United Practice Source Bliss Fulfilled

Author:Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

“We were meant to do more than make sure that all of our needs are fulfilled and all our desires are satisfied. We were never meant to be self-focused little kings ruling miniscule little kingdoms with a population of one.”

Needs Littles Self Desire Kings Population Focused Satisfied Kingdoms Meant To Be Fulfilled Ruling

Author:Paul David Tripp

“When our desires are fulfilled, we never fail to realize the wealth of imagination and the paucity of reality.”

Reality Desire Realizing Imagination Wealth Failing Fulfilled

Author:Ninon de L'Enclos

“There is no inborn longing that shall not be fulfilled. I think that is as certain as the forgiveness of sins.”

Thinking Desire Certain Sin Longing Fulfilled Forgiveness Of Sins

Book:ADELA CATHCART – The Complete Fantasy Tales Series: The Light Princess, The Shadows, Christmas Eve, The Giant’s Heart, The Broken Swords, The Cruel Painter, The Castle and many more

Source: ADELA CATHCART – The Complete Fantasy Tales Series: The Light Princess, The Shadows, Christmas Eve, The Giant’s Heart, The Broken Swords, The Cruel Painter, The Castle and many more

“A desire that has never been fulfilled is considerably less acute than one that has been fulfilled and then checked at the source.”

Has Beens Desire Source Fulfilled

Author:Phyllis Bottome

“It is peculiar to “ressentiment criticism” that it does not seriously desire that its demands be fulfilled. It does not want to cure the evil. The evil is merely the pretext for the criticism.”

Want Doe Desire Evil Demand Criticism Cures Peculiar Fulfilled Pretext

Book:On Feeling, Knowing, and Valuing: Selected Writings

Source: On Feeling, Knowing, and Valuing: Selected Writings

“Desire, instead of being an obstacle to an inspired and fulfilled life, is the very thing that propels you toward it.”

Life Is Desire Inspired Obstacles Fulfilled Fulfilled Life

Author:Rod Stryker

“Plunge into the world, and then, after a time, when you have suffered and enjoyed all that is in it, will renunciation come; then will calmness come. So fulfill your desire for power and everything else, and after you have fulfilled the desire, will come the time when you will know that they are all very little things; but until you have fulfilled this desire, until you have passed through that activity, it is impossible for you to come to the state of calmness, serenity, and self-surrender.”

Knows World Littles Self States Desire Impossible Activity Surrender Enjoyed Little Things Serenity Fulfilled Calmness Plunge Renunciation Desire For Power

Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“In order to obey God, one must receive his commands. How did it happen that I received them in adolescence, while I was professing atheism? To believe that the desire for good is always fulfilled - that is faith, and whoever has it is not an atheist.”

Believe Happens Desire Order Atheism Atheist Command Fulfilled Adolescence

Book:First and Last Notebooks: Supernatural Knowledge

Source: First and Last Notebooks: Supernatural Knowledge