“There is in even the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking is actually self-renunciation. The miser, health addict, glory chaser and their like are not far behind the selfless in the exercise of self-sacrifice.” SelfPassionRealizingBehindsSacrificeExerciseElementsGlorySeekingExtremesSelfishSelflessAddictSelf SacrificeRenunciationMisersAbnegationChasers Book:The Passionate State of Mind Source: The Passionate State of Mind
“Contrary to popular stereotypes, seeking simplicity doesn't require that you become a monk, a subsistence forager, or a wild-eyed revolutionary. Nor does it mean that you must unconditionally avoid the role of consumer. Rather, simplicity merely requires a bit of personal sacrifice: an adjustment of your habits and routines within consumer society itself.” MeanDoeBitsRolesSacrificeHabitSimplicitySeekingContraryConsumersRevolutionaryStereotypeMonkAdjustmentSubsistencePersonal Sacrifice Author:Rolf Potts
“Seeking - really seeking - is more than just reading a few verses from the Bible in the morning and trying to be a good person that day. Seeking requires me to sacrifice the things I feel compelled to chase so I can be available to notice God’s clear direction. Whatever we chase, like it or not, gains our full attention. Dear Lord, forgive me for all the times I’ve rushed by Your gifts and overlooked Your blessings. Today, I want to pause and really seek You with all I’ve got. I love You, Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.” WantFeelsTryingPersonsI CanTodayReadingJesusNamesAttentionLordMorningClearSacrificeLove YouBlessingGainsForgivingDearSeekingAvailableVersesPausesCompelledGood PersonAmenOverlookedForgive MeBeing A Good PersonDear LordLord Forgive MeJesus NameClear Direction Author:Lysa TerKeurst
“Work, my children, work with your whole heart and soul! That is the thing. Mind not the fruit of work. What if you go to hell working for others? That is worth more than to gain heaven by seeking your own salvation... Sri Ramakrishna came and gave his life for the world. I will also sacrifice my life.” IfsWorldMindHeartChildrenSoulWholeHeavenHellSacrificeGainsSalvationFruitSeekingMy ChildrenWhat IfHeart And SoulGo To Hell Author:Swami Vivekananda
“The church for too long has followed Casper, the friendly ghost instead of seeking the fire of the Holy Spirit. We have turned limp at the thought of our own cross; we faint when we think of suffering or sacrifice. Beloved, it is time to embrace the fire of God's Presence. It is the fire that purifies our sacrifice.” ThinkingLongSpiritSufferingChurchFireSacrificeHolyCrossesEmbraceSeekingGhostBelovedHoly SpiritFriendlyGod's PresenceCasperFire Of God Author:Francis Frangipane
“Nothing - not prestige, power or pride - is worth sacrificing the things that you truly want, the things that you truly love. "Don't be afraid to take time and smell the roses. Don't hesitate in seeking out those things you hold dear. Seeking them out and holding on to them. And don't ever cease standing up for what you believe in, and fighting for those things that you want. Life is too short. Do what makes you happy, regardless of how others might feel.” WantFeelsBelieveMightLife IsFightingSacrificePrideStandingRoseDearSeekingSmellCeaseTake TimeToo ShortHolding OnMake You HappyLife Is Too ShortPrestige Author:Brenda Jackson
“I worship God as Truth only. I have not yet found Him, but I am seeking after Him. I am prepared to sacrifice the things dearest to me in pursuit of this quest. Even if the sacrifice demanded my very life, I hope I may be prepared to give it.” IfsGivingMayTruthReligionFoundSacrificeWorshipPreparedSeekingPursuitQuestsBe PreparedWorship God Book:All Men Are Brothers Source: All Men Are Brothers
“God dwells in you, as you, and you don't have to 'do' anything to be God-realized or Self-realized, it is already your true and natural state. Just drop all seeking, turn your attention inward, and sacrifice your ego mind to the One Self radiating in the Heart of your very being. For this to be your own presently lived experience, Self-Inquiry Meditation is a direct and immediate way.” WayMindHeartSelfStatesTurnsNaturalAttentionMeditationSacrificeEgoDirectSeekingInwardInquiry Author:Ramana Maharshi