“The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul.” IfsWorldWantHumansSoulSpiritualityLiteratureMusicClearPaintingGardenArchitectureAbsenceParadiseThriveGardeningGreat Garden Author:Thomas Moore
“What is the spirituality we need for the 21st century? We face a choice: to retire from this fray into some marshmallow paradise where we can massage away the heat of the day, the questions of the time, the injustice of the age, and live like pious moles in the heart of a twisted world. Or, we can gather our strength - our spiritual strength - for the struggle it will take to wake up from this pious sleep.” WorldNeedsHeartAgeFacesSpiritualChoicesSpiritualitySleepStruggleCenturyWake UpInjusticeHeatParadiseRetiring21st CenturyTwistedPiousMassageFrayMolesMarshmallowSpiritual Strength Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am.” MaySpiritualSpiritualityAttitudeTravelPositive AttitudeParadise Author:Voltaire
“This is the time. This is the place. This is the vastness. Right here is paradise. Always. Always.” SpiritualSpiritualityParadiseVastness Author:Byron Katie
“Here we are told that Christ really lives in me, if I have accepted Christ as my Savior. In other words, we have the words of Jesus to the thief of the cross, 'Today thou wilt be with me in paradise.' Christ can say, 'Today thou wilt be with me in paradise,' and mean it. To die is to be with the Lord. It is not just an idea, it is a reality. But at the same time, Christ, the same Christ who gives the promise just as definitely, that when I have accepted Christ as my savior, he lives in me.” IfsGivingMeanIdeasGodRealityTodayDiesSpiritualityJesusChristLordPromiseCrossesAcceptedParadiseSaviorThieves Author:Francis Schaeffer
“O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.” IfsWisdomSpiritualReligionSpiritualityHellWorshipSakeTheeParadiseEverlasting Author:Rabia Basri
“Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better.” SpiritReligionSpiritualityHeavenRight NowParadiseWhere You AreGardening Author:Laurie Anderson
“Inside each one of us is a beautiful flower garden. This is the garden of the soul. With each lesson we learn, the garden grows. As we learn together, our individual gardens form a tranquil paradise.” SoulTogetherBeautifulFormSpiritReligionSpiritualityIndividualGrowsFlowerLessonsGardenParadiseGardeningTranquilFlower GardenBeautiful Flower Author:Sri Chinmoy