“At its most basic, the spiritual is the experience of the connectedness that underlies reality. The depth of that experience depends on the capacity of the individual to set aside considerations of self, thereby gaining access to connection.” SelfRealitySpiritualSpiritualityIndividualDependsCapacityConnectionsDepthAccessConsiderationConnectedness Author:Arthur J. Deikman
“The great work of art is the complete banality, and the fault with most banalities is that they are not banal enough. Banality here is not infinite in its depth and consequence, but rests on a foundation of spirituality and aesthetics.” ArtEnoughSpiritualityArt IsConsequenceInfiniteFoundationFaultsDepthWorks Of ArtGreat WorkAestheticsBanality Book:Asger Jorn Source: Asger Jorn
“A dreaded society is not a civilized society. The most progressive and powerful society in the civilized sense, is a society which has recognized its ethos, and come to terms with the past and the present, with religion and science. With modernism and mysticism, with materialism and spirituality; a society free of tension, a society rich in culture. Such a society cannot come with hocus-pocus formulas and with fraud. It has to flow from the depth of a divine search.” PastCultureSpiritualityTermPowerfulRichDivineEthicsFlowDepthTensionMaterialismMysticismCivilizedProgressiveFormulasFraudScience And ReligionModernismEthosCivilized SocietyHocus Pocus Author:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
“Beyond its practical aspects, gardening - be it of the soil or soul - can lead us on a philosophical and spiritual exploration that is nothing less than a journey into the depths of our own sacredness and the sacredness of all beings. After all, there must be something more mystical beyond the garden gate, something that satisfies the soul's attraction to beauty, peace, solace, and celebration.” SoulSpiritualSpiritualityBeautyJourneyAspectGardenPhilosophicalDepthAttractionPracticalsSoilGatesExplorationCelebrationGardeningMysticalSolaceSacredness Author:Christopher McDowell
“India is a culture in which religious life and spirituality is very much on the surface of things. That doesn't mean it doesn't have depth, but it is very visible. There are lots of temples, lots of Islamic centers, lots of gurdwaras, and lots of teachers.” MeanCultureSpiritualityReligiousTeacherIndiaDepthSurfaceVisibleIslamicTemplesReligious Life Author:Diana L. Eck
“Yet again, the more you strive for some kind of perfection or mastery—in morals, in art or in spirituality—the more you see that you are playing a rarified and lofty form of the old ego-game, and that your attainment of any height is apparent to yourself and to others only by contrast with someone else's depth or failure.” KindArtFormSpiritualityGamesMoralEgoPerfectionStriveDepthHeightMasteryContrastAttainmentLofty Author:Alan Watts
“I, God, am in your midst. Whoever knows me can never fall. Not in the heights, nor in the depths, nor in the breadths. For I am love, which the vast expanses of evil can never still.” KnowsStillsSpiritualFallSpiritualityEvilDepthHeightMidstKnow MeBreadthExpanse Author:Hildegard of Bingen
“When we focus on clarifying what is being observed, felt, and needed rather than on diagnosing and judging, we discover the depth of our own compassion.” SpiritualityFeltCompassionFocusJudgingNeededDepthSpiritual AwarenessClarifying Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“People who take the time to be alone usually have depth, originality, and quiet reserve.” PeopleWisdomSpiritualitySolitudeQuietDepthOriginalityGardeningReservesFeeling Lonely Author:John Miller
“Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.” TruthSpiritualityWaterOceanDepthCalmLoudBrooks Author:Gautama Buddha
“Have the depth of faith to regard everything as a source for creating happiness and value.” ValuesFaithSpiritualitySourceCreatingRegardDepth Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“The worldly fountain does not breed spiritual depth.” DoeSpiritualSpiritualityDepthWorldlyFountain Author:Stephen Covey