“We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith.” ImportantSoulEarthSpiritualParentChallengesResponsibilityFireTeacherGenerationsFansArmsCapacityCoreFlamesRisingCasualGreat SpiritualParents And Teachers Author:Neil L. Andersen
“Remove the heavy clothing of your self-definition. You are not woman, you are not American, you are not son, you are not spiritual seeker, executive, teacher, unemployed, you are not wounded, you are not highly respected, you are not productive, you are not blah-blah-blah-blah.” SelfSpiritualTeacherSonDefinitionsHeavyProductiveRemoveExecutivesClothingsWoundedSeekersUnemployedBlah Author:Jan Frazier
“Taking the one seat describes two related aspects of spiritual work. Outwardly, it means selecting one practice and teacher among all the possibilities, and inwardly, it means having the determination to stick with that practice through whatever difficulties and doubts arise until you have come to true clarity and understanding.” MeanTwoSpiritualUnderstandingPracticeDoubtTeacherPossibilityAspectDeterminationDifficultySticksWork OutAriseClarityRelatedSeatsSpiritual Work Author:Jack Kornfield
“Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true. You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers and teachers. The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” KnowsWorldWayWellsRealEndsSelfMomentsSpiritualEnjoyPayKnownTeacherTeachingMastersCreaturesFindingsLifetimeLovelyBest WayBeing TrueButterflyEnd Of The WorldRemindingDoersLearnersTrue YouDemonstratingReal SelfCaterpillarsSpiritual Beings Author:Richard Bach
“We think we have to prove our allegiance to God by being poor. Many years ago, my own psychic development teacher taught me that to be on a spiritual path meant that you needed to be poor, because that was proving your allegiance to God. So growing up with that kind of teaching from her was a real struggle for me, also.” ThinkingYearsKindRealSpiritualMy OwnPoorStruggleGrowing UpPathTeacherGrowingTeachingTaughtDevelopmentNeededProveYears AgoPsychicsAllegianceSpiritual Path Author:Echo Bodine
“The one infallible sign that a spiritual teacher is a fraud is that he charges money for his instruction.” SpiritualTeacherFraudInstructionInfallibleSpiritual Teachers Author:Alan Chadwick
“I've often called mothers the greatest spiritual teachers in the world.” WorldSpiritualMotherTeacherSpiritual Teachers Author:Oprah Winfrey
“I have seen cases where people seemed to become totally free of ego, and at some point in their lives the ego came back. It has happened, for example, to some spiritual teachers. At some point in their lives, they began to identify again with form.” PeopleSpiritualFormCasesTeacherHappenedExampleEgoSpiritual Teachers Author:Eckhart Tolle
“One of the characteristics of every great teacher I've known is tremendous exertion. It's interesting: You may see them as spiritual people or compassionate people, but the driving force is that incredible exertion - and their ability to sustain it.” PeopleMaySpiritualForceAbilityInterestingKnownTeacherIncrediblesDrivingCharacteristicsCompassionateGreat TeacherExertionDriving Force Author:Sakyong Mipham