“The man who has struggled bravely with the passions of the body, has fought ably against unclean spirits, and has expelled from his soul the conceptual images they provoke, should pray for a pure heart to be given him and for a spirit of integrity to be renewed within him (cf. Ps. 51:10). In other words, he should pray that by grace he may be completely emptied of evil thoughts and filled with divine thoughts, so that he may become a spiritual world of God, splendid and vast, wrought from moral, natural and theological forms of contemplation.” MenWorldShouldHeartMaySoulBodyChristianSpiritualFormSpiritPassionEvilGivenNaturalMoralGraceDivineHe ManPrayingIntegrityPureFilledContemplationOrthodoxProvokingSplendidTheologicalCfsPure HeartEvil Thoughts Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Old age is the fourth stage. By the time one reaches this stage of his journey, he must have discovered that the joys available in this world are trivial and fleeting. He must be equipped with the higher knowledge of spiritual joy, available through delving into the inner spring of Bliss. Through his experiences, his heart must have softened and be filled with compassion. He has to be engrossed in promoting the progress of all beings without distinction. And he must be eager to share with others the knowledge he has accumulated and the benefit of his experiences.” WorldHeartAgeSpiritualJoyCompassionProgressJourneyShareStageThis WorldHigherBenefitsSpringFilledAvailableOld AgeBlissDistinctionFourthFleetingPromotingDelvingSpiritual Joy Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“When love enters, the whole spiritual constitution of a man changes, is filled with the Holy Ghost, and almost his form is altered.” MenLoveWholeSpiritualFormHolyConstitutionFilledGhostAlteredHoly Ghost Book:D. H. Lawrence The Dover Reader Source: D. H. Lawrence The Dover Reader
“Almost every morning I write in my journal. I've been keeping it for a long time - I've filled more than 50 books. I write about what's going on in my personal and spiritual life or what's going on at work. It helps me keep things in perspective, especially when things get crazy or I get stressed or we have obstacles.” WritingLongBookHelpingSpiritualMorningCrazyPerspectiveLong TimeFilledObstaclesHelp MeWorking ItSpiritual LifeEvery MorningJournalStressed Author:Blake Mycoskie
“Just as an earthly garden needs constant attention, so, too, does our spiritual garden. When we first begin our journey of spirituality our garden is filled with all sorts of interesting items--it was not, after all, a fallow place before we sought to investigate what might be there and what we could possibly put in it. Everyone's spiritual garden is different, because each individual is unique.” NeedsFirstsDoeDifferentMightSpiritualSpiritualityIndividualInterestingAttentionJourneyUniqueGardenFilledConstantItems Book:A Witch's Notebook: Lessons in Witchcraft Source: A Witch's Notebook: Lessons in Witchcraft
“Nature hates vacuum. Once a society is depleted of moral values, it creates a vacuum that will be filled by doctrines that hold to such values, even though those values are draconian and oppressive. In fact the more a society is devoid of morality, the more promising prudish and unpermissive doctrines look. Licentious societies create a spiritual vacuum that legalistic religions such as Islam fill.” LooksFactsSpiritualValuesHateMoralMoralityFilledIslamDoctrineVacuumsMoral ValuesDraconian Author:Ali Sina
“Work with yourself. Work. If you have a partner, so much the better. Speak. Use whatever process is appropriate. Know that this universe is compassionate, aware and alive. This is a universe of life. This is not a material enterprise. It is a spiritual enterprise and it is filled with loving assistance. This is a thought form that must be in place in order for you to receive assistance.” IfsKnowsUseSpiritualFormOrderUniverseSpeakProcessAliveMaterialsFilledPartnersEnterpriseAppropriateCompassionateAssistance Author:Gary Zukav
“To pray is to cast off your burdens, it is to tear away your rags, it is to shake off your diseases, it is to be filled with spiritual vigor, it is to reach the highest point of Christian health.” ChristianSpiritualTearsPrayingDiseaseHighestFilledCastsBurdenShakesVigorRags Author:Charles Spurgeon
“The man filled with good qualities like Truth, Love, absence of jealousy, ego and hatred, can see God without searching for Him. He becomes a Jnani (a man of spiritual wisdom).” MenSpiritualQualityHe ManEgoHatredFilledAbsenceSpiritual WisdomGood QualityTruth LoveAbsence Love Author:Sathya Sai Baba