“This is the greatest stumbling block in our spiritual discipline, which, in actuality, consists not in getting rid of the self but in realizing the fact that there is no such existence from the first.” FirstsSelfFactsSpiritualRealizingPowerfulExistenceDisciplineBlockStumblingActualitySpiritual DisciplinesStumbling Blocks Book:Zen and the Birds of Appetite Source: Zen and the Birds of Appetite
“Writing for me is a form of spiritual discipline and creative vision, a means of being in the world and giving one's love to it without compromise or dilution.” WorldLoveGivingWritingMeanSpiritualFormVisionCreativeDisciplineCompromiseCreative WritingSpiritual DisciplinesCreative Vision Author:Aberjhani
“To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate.” NeedsMightSpiritualEnjoyQualityLearningHigherDisciplineOccasionsFortunateTunesFastingLess Fortunate Author:Howard W. Hunter
“There's no way to put a limit on what one may accomplish individually if the intent is an impeccable intent. Don Juan's teachings are not spiritual. I repeat this because the question has come to the surface over and over. The idea of spirituality doesn't fit with the iron discipline of a warrior. The most important thing for a shaman like don Juan is the idea of pragmatism.” IfsWayMayImportantIdeasSpiritualSpiritualityTeachingDisciplineFitLimitsImportant ThingsAccomplishSurfaceWarriorAccomplishmentRepeatsIronPragmatismDon JuanImpeccableJuan Author:Carlos Castaneda
“Even the lowest of the Hindus, the Pariah, has less of the brute in him than a Briton in a similar social status. This is the result of an old and excellent religious civilization. This evolution to a higher spiritual state is possible only through discipline and education.” StatesSpiritualSocialReligiousResultsEvolutionHigherDisciplineCivilizationExcellentLowestBrutesSocial StatusPariahsBritons Book:Awakened India Source: Awakened India
“Know this also to be one of the spiritual practices, a discipline for God - realisation. Its aim also is Self - realisation.” KnowsSelfSpiritualPracticeDisciplineAimRealisationSpiritual PracticeSelf Realisation Book:Personality Development Source: Personality Development
“When you study the lives of all great achievers-those who have had the greatest influence on others, those who have made things happen-you will find a pattern. Through their persistent efforts and inner struggle, they have greatly expanded their four native human intelligences or capacities. The highest manifestations of these four intelligences are: for mental, vision; for the physical, discipline; for the emotional, passion; for the spiritual, conscience. These manifestations also represent our highest means of expressing our voice.” HumansMeanMadeHappensSpiritualPassionVoiceEffortVisionStruggleStudyFourInfluenceEmotionalDisciplineHighestConscienceCapacityPatternsThings HappenManifestationNativePersistentHuman IntelligenceAchieverInner Struggle Author:Stephen Covey
“I never asked you to earn me. I want only that you should need me. Your path is not one of merit. Bring the recurring desires of your mind to me, every time they emerge. They cannot shock me, for I willed them! Bring me your confusion, your fear, your craving, your anxiety, your inability to love the world, your hesitation to serve, your jealousy, all the deficiencies that defy your spiritual disciplines.” WorldWantNeedsShouldMindSpiritualDesirePathDisciplineDepressionAnxietyConfusionMeritShockInabilityCravingHesitationDeficiencySpiritual DisciplinesRecurringInability To Love Author:Sathya Sai Baba