“Overconsumption is a "cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals." It cuts the heart right out of our compassion. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us into materialists. We become less able to ask moral questions. For example, just because we have the economic muscle to buy up vast amounts of the world's oil, does that give us the right to do so? When the poor farmer of India is unable to buy a gallon of gasoline to run his simple water pump because the world's demand has priced him out of the market, who is to blame?” WorldGivingHeartDoeRunningAbleSpiritualHumanityAsksWaterSimplePoorCompassionMoralCuttingEconomicExampleBrokenAmountDemandEatingMassIndiaBlameDistanceCancerOilMusclesFarmersConsumerismBleedingPumpsOverconsumptionGasolineGallons Author:Richard J. Foster
“Human beings have a drive for security and safety, which is often what fuels the spiritual search. This very drive for security and safety is what causes so much misery and confusion. Freedom is a state of complete and absolute insecurity and not knowing. So, in seeking security and safety, you actually distance yourself from the freedom you want. There is no security in freedom, at least not in the sense that we normally think of security. This is, of course, why it is so free: there's nothing there to grab hold of.” ThinkingWantHumansStatesSpiritualCoursesCausesHuman BeingsKnowingSecurityAbsolutesSafetyDistanceMiserySeekingConfusionFuelInsecurityNot Knowing Author:Adyashanti
“Ironman distance triathlons are a true test of oneself as a whole. Each race is a test of physical, mental and spiritual toughness that I haven't found in any other type of racing. At the end of the day, challenging myself on all levels is what it's about for me.” EndsWholeSpiritualFoundChallengesLevelsRaceHavensTypeTestsDistanceOneselfThe End Of The DayRacingToughnessChallenging MyselfTriathlonIronman Author:Timothy O'Donnell
“The less you obey the Word of God, the more you distance yourself from God in the spiritual realm” SpiritualDistanceRealmsWord Of God Author:Sunday Adelaja
“Over-consumption is a cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us into materialists. We become less able to ask the moral questions.” AbleSpiritualHumanityAsksMoralBrokenEatingMassDistanceCancerConsumptionBleedingOverconsumption Author:Richard J. Foster