“Again and again we need to appreciate the subtle workings of the teachings and the practice, and even when there is no extraordinary, dramatic change, to persevere with calm and patience. How important it is to be skillful and gentle with ourselves, without becoming disheartened or giving up, but trusting the spiritual path and knowing that it has its own laws and its own dynamics.” NeedsGivingImportantSpiritualLawPracticeKnowingPathTeachingBecomingGiving UpAppreciateExtraordinaryCalmGentleDramaticSubtleAgain And AgainPersevereSpiritual PathSkillfulDynamicsDisheartenedDramatic Change Author:Sogyal Rinpoche
“Your spiritual developement is a divine path that leads to truth, goodness and beauty; it is a spiritual path reflecting the unlimited, absolute nature of the universe and the ultimate grand design of creation.” SpiritualUniversePathDesignCreationDivineGoodnessUltimateAbsolutesUnlimitedReflectingSpiritual Path Author:Morihei Ueshiba
“Looking at the world today, we might easily forget that the main purpose of our life - you could call it the heart of being human - is to be happy. All of us share the same wish, and the same right, to seek happiness and avoid suffering. Even following a spiritual path, or the religious life, is a quest for happiness.” WorldHumansHeartMightTodaySpiritualLife IsPurposeSufferingWishReligiousForgetPathOur LivesShareFollowingQuestsBeing HumanWorld TodaySpiritual PathReligious Life Author:Sogyal Rinpoche
“One of the great dangers on the spiritual path is that the ego becomes spiritualized. The ego loves to think of itself as spiritually evolved. It is just another way that it manages to feel important and in control. It is very difficult to free yourself from an enlightened ego.” ThinkingWayFeelsImportantSpiritualDifficultPathDangerEgoManageEnlightenedAnother WaySpiritual PathFree Yourself Author:Leonard Jacobson
“Its subtlest, most appealing accomplishment may be in how other characters respond to Gregorius' precipitous swerve onto the spiritual path. (...) That said, Night Train to Lisbon is a very long, ambitious book that's feverishly overwritten. (...) Think of W.G. Sebald recast for the mass market: stripped of nuance, cooked at high temperature and pounded home, clause after clause. Some of the clumsiness derives from Barbara Harshav's inelegant translation -- we're often aware of her struggle -- but she can't be blamed for the pervasive bloat.” ThinkingMayLongSaidBookCharacterHomeSpiritualNightStrugglePathMassTrainAccomplishmentAmbitiousTranslationsTemperatureSpiritual PathNuanceClausesBarbaraSwerveClumsiness Author:Michelle Huneven
“It's a paradox of the true spiritual path, but the more conscious we become of what limits us, the more limitless becomes our life.” WisdomSpiritualPathOur LivesLimitsConsciousParadoxLimitlessSpiritual Path Author:Guy Finley
“Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.” SpiritualPathAwarenessOnenessDistractionHarmoniousSpiritual PathDetours Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu
“Pause and remember - The spiritual path is not always going to be smooth and easy. There are going to be difficult situations, hardships, losses and lessons. Don't lose faith along the way. You are exactly where you need to be.” WayNeedsRememberSpiritualEasyDifficultLosesLossSituationPathLessonsAwakeningHardshipSmoothPausesSpiritual PathDifficult Situations Author:Jennifer Young