“I make movies about people in spiritual crisis because it's a way for me to spend the time, the energy, the focus and the obsession to come to terms with my own spiritual crisis.” PeopleWaySpiritualEnergyTermMy OwnFocusCrisisObsessionSpiritual Crisis Author:Jodie Foster
“Churches provide a place of gathering for people who share common beliefs, support and encouragement for each other in faith, a place to find insight into and teaching about God's Word, and they provide a time and place where people can leave the world behind and focus only on their spiritual relationship with God.” PeopleWorldGodChristianSpiritualBeliefChurchReligiousCommonBehindsSupportFocusShareTeachingEncouragementInsightGatheringRelationship With GodSupport And EncouragementSpiritual Relationship Author:Mary C. Neal
“An advanced way to meditate, of course, is to focus on your teacher. If you have a spiritual teacher and you focus on them during mediation, then you access the light that flows through them.” IfsWayLightSpiritualCoursesFocusTeacherFlowAccessVisualizationMediationSpiritual Teachers Author:Frederick Lenz
“You can focus on me or on any spiritual teacher. Spiritual teachers who have left the body, who are no longer on earth can help you too. When I leave the body someday, I can help people just as effectively if they focus upon me.” PeopleIfsI CanHelpingBodyEarthSpiritualLeftFocusTeacherSomedayVisualizationSpiritual TeachersFocus On Me Author:Frederick Lenz
“You can focus on Jesus or Buddha or Krishna, Ramakrishna, Lao Tsu, Yukteswar, Yogananda, Vivekananda, any of the great spiritual teachers who have lived, or on a living teacher, and draw light from them.” LightSpiritualJesusFocusTeacherDrawsKrishnaVisualizationSpiritual TeachersGreat SpiritualLaosVivekananda Author:Frederick Lenz
“In meditation have a complete focus on light, brightness, spiritual oneness, God, infinity, eternity. You know - silly things.” KnowsLightSpiritualFocusMeditationEternitySillyOnenessInfinityVisualizationBrightnessSilly Things Author:Frederick Lenz
“Remember you have lots of help. God is meditating in you and through you. The beneficent forces of existence are glad to help you. You can focus on any spiritual teacher. We are glad to help you.” HelpingRememberSpiritualForceExistenceFocusTeacherGladVisualizationRemember YouRemembers YouMeditatingSpiritual Teachers Author:Frederick Lenz
“The entertainment business is hard on relationships, but it's just as hard on your own spiritual well-being. It's easy to lose focus, to forget your priorities and wander from the path. There is not any one thing you can do to survive this desert. It's a matter of maintenance, of the small things you do every day and every week to keep the engine running smoothly.” WellsMatterHardRunningSpiritualEasyCan DoLosesForgetPathFocusOne ThingWeekStressEntertainmentPrioritiesWanderWell BeingDesertEnginesSmall ThingsMaintenanceForget YouEntertainment Business Author:Ralph K. Winter, Jr.
“This focus on money and power may do wonders in the marketplace, but it creates a tremendous crisis in our society. People who have spent all day learning how to sell themselves and to manipulate others are in no position to form lasting friendships or intimate relationships... Many Americans hunger for a different kind of society - one based on principles of caring, ethical and spiritual sensitivity, and communal solidarity. Their need for meaning is just as intense as their need for economic security.” PeopleNeedsKindMayDifferentSpiritualFormWonderPrinciplesEconomyFocusEconomicSecurityPositionCrisisSellsHungerCaringTyrannyIntenseIntimateOur SocietyLastingEthicalTyrantsDifferent KindsSolidaritySensitivityManipulateMarketplaceIntimate RelationshipsMoney And PowerLasting FriendshipEconomic Security Author:Michael Lerner
“Ethical religion affirms the continuity of progress toward moral perfection. It affirms that the spiritual development of the human race cannot be prematurely cut off, either gradually or suddenly; that every stone of offence against which we stumble is a stepping-stone to some greater good; that, at the end of days, if we choose to put it so, or, rather, in some sphere beyond the world of space and time, all the rays of progress will be summed and centred in a transcendent focus.” IfsWorldHumansEndsSpiritualSpaceRaceMoralGreaterFocusCuttingProgressDevelopmentStonesPerfectionHuman RaceThe End Of The DayEthicalRaysSpheresTime And SpaceContinuityTranscendentOffenceSpiritual DevelopmentStepping StonesGreater GoodMoral Perfection Author:Felix Adler
“Music is the art of all the invisible things that are real. Art, emotion, spiritual essence, consciousness - these things are hard to prove. Music helps you to focus on your sound. We understand that for very young kids.” ArtRealHardHelpingKidsSpiritualYoungSoundEmotionConsciousnessFocusProveMusic IsEssenceInvisibleInvisible Things Author:Wynton Marsalis
“Whenever faced with a challenge, I dig deep within myself and summon my spiritual and physical forces. This gives me the focus, determination, perseverance, and support I need to succeed.” NeedsGivingSpiritualForceChallengesSupportFocusSucceedDeterminationGive MePerseveranceDeep WithinDig DeepDetermination PerseverancePhysical Force Author:Gail Devers