“What is the relationship between spirituality and ethical practice? Since love and compassion and similar qualities all, by definition, presume some level of concern for others' well-being, they presume ethical restraint. We cannot be loving and compassionate unless at the same time we curb our own harmful impulses and desires.” WellsDesireSpiritualityLevelsQualityCompassionPracticeEthicsConcernDefinitionsWell BeingImpulseEthicalCompassionateSpiritual WisdomRestraintCaring For OthersLove And CompassionCurbConcern For Others Book:The Essence Of Wisdom Source: The Essence Of Wisdom
“The impulse to worship is impossible to eradicate. Even the most prosaic have to worship something.” SpiritualityImpossibleWorshipImpulse Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Those of us who have transcended mythical belief systems know without any doubt that there is no God up in the sky. But when we awaken to what I call the evolutionary impulse - the mysterious passion to evolve, to become, to develop on every level-we rediscover who God is.” KnowsSpiritualityPassionBeliefLevelsDoubtSkyMysteriousEvolveImpulseThere Is No GodBelief SystemsSpiritual AwarenessWho God Is Author:Andrew Cohen
“Every noble impulse, every unselfish expression of love, every surrender of self to something higher than self, every loyalty to an ideal, every fine courage of the soul – by doing good for good’s sake – that is spirituality. –” SoulSelfSpiritualityExpressionFineHigherIdealsSakeNobleLoyaltySurrenderImpulseDoing GoodUnselfishExpressions Of Love Author:David O. McKay
“Spiritually, no action is more important than surrender. Surrender is the tenderest impulse of the heart, acting out of love to give whatever the beloved wants. Surrender is being alert to exactly what is happening now, not imposing expectations from the past. Surrender is faith that the power of love can accomplish anything, even when you cannot foresee the outcome of a situation.” WantGivingHeartImportantGodActionPastSpiritualityActingSituationHappeningsExpectationsAccomplishSurrenderImpulseBelovedOutcomesPower Of LoveImposingActing Out Author:Deepak Chopra
“My deepest impulses are optimistic; an attitude that seems to me as spiritually necessary and proper as it is intellectually suspect.” SeemsSpiritualityAttitudeOptimismOptimisticImpulseSuspectsPessimism Book:Beginning to See the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-And-Roll Source: Beginning to See the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-And-Roll
“The brain, which operates on electromagnetic impulses, is as much an activity of the universe as are the electromagnetic storms in the atmosphere or on a distant star. Therefore science is one form of electromagnetism that spends it time studying another formscience is god explaining god through a human nervous systemisn't spirituality the same thing?” HumansSpiritualFormSpiritualityUniverseStarsBrainStudyActivityStormNervousImpulseAtmosphereExplainingElectromagnetism Author:Deepak Chopra
“Inherent in the impulse to be free, is insecurity. The impulse to be free comes from outside of the mind, and because of this, it makes the mind feel very insecure. Most spiritual seekers move away from this insecurity by seeking and striving for a distant spiritual goal. That's how they avoid feeling insecure.” FeelsMindFeelingsSpiritualMovingSpiritSpiritualityGoalStriveSeekingImpulseInsecurityInherentInsecureSeekersFeeling Insecure Author:Adyashanti