“Considering the notion that the spiritual battlefield is infinitely greater than the physical, perhaps God is more willing to bless with a sort of divine ecstasy those who see the devil as the enemy rather than those who see other people as the enemies.” PeopleSpiritualEnemyGreaterDivineWillingDevilNotionBlessEcstasyConsideringBattlefields Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“People see it [boxing] as a physical contact sport, but it's not. It's really a spiritual one of will against will. Who wants it the most? How much is he willing to take - and dish out - to get it? It's like fighting is 10 percent physical and 90 percent emotional.” PeopleWantSpiritualFightingSportsEmotionalWillingPercentContactBoxingDishesContact Sports Author:Mike Tyson
“To seek Truth is automatically a calling for the innate dissident and the subversive; how many are willing to give up safety and security for the perilous life of the spiritual revolutionary? How many are willing to truly learn that their own cherished concepts are wrong? Striking provocative or mysterious poses in the safety of Internet [social media] is far easier than taking the risks involved in the hard work of genuine initiation.” GivingHardSpiritualSocialRiskSecurityMediaWillingHard WorkInternetInvolvedEasierCallingTruth IsGiving UpConceptsSafetySocial MediaGenuineMysteriousRevolutionaryInnateProvocativeSubversiveInitiationDissidentsSafety And Security Author:Zeena Schreck
“I've always had a knowing that being kind is a lot more effective than being angry. And being generous has always been a characteristic I've had; whatever I've had, I've always been willing to give away. Those are best spiritual qualities.” GivingKindSpiritualQualityKnowingWillingAngryGenerousCharacteristicsBe KindBeing Generous Author:Wayne Dyer
“Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.” PeopleInspirationalUseFunnySpiritualWillingFlagsSailSailingSermonsSteersRuddersSermon On The Mount Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“If we want sincere harmony, peace and joy in our lives, we can have them, but we must be willing to do the work. We must make maintaining an awareness of our spiritual natures first in our lives. Our inner world is the architect of our external world. We don't lose faith in the goodness of life because we become angry and depressed. We become angry and depressed because we lose faith in the goodness of life.” IfsWorldWantFirstsSpiritualJoyLosesOur LivesAwarenessWillingGoodnessHarmonyAngrySincereArchitectMaintainingInner WorldPeace And JoySpiritual Nature Author:Susan L. Taylor
“In intellectual honesty, we should be willing to study and explore the spiritual life with all the rigor and determination we would give to any field of research.” GivingShouldSpiritualStudyHonestyFieldsWillingIntellectualResearchDeterminationSpiritual LifeRigorIntellectual Honesty Book:Celebration of Discipline: The Path To Spiritual Growth Source: Celebration of Discipline: The Path To Spiritual Growth
“Every person, young and old, has had his own personal experience with falling. Falling is what we mortals do. But as long as we are willing to rise up again and continue on the path toward the spiritual goals God has given us, we can learn something from failure and become better and happier as a result. My dear friends, no matter how many times you have slipped or fallen, rise up! Your destiny is a glorious one! Stand tall and walk in the light of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ! You are stronger than you realize. You are more capable than you can imagine. You can do it now!” PersonsLongMatterLightSpiritualYoungFallJesusGivenGoalChristCan DoRealizingWalksResultsDestinyPathImagineWillingCapableJesus ChristStrongerDearMortalsFallenGloriousTallYou Can Do ItOur DestinyYour DestinyPersonal ExperiencesDear FriendYoung And Old Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“The people who inspire me most are those who are willing to see the world from a loving perspective. People who perceive obstacles as opportunities and problems as spiritual assignments. People who choose love.” PeopleWorldProblemSpiritualOpportunityInspireWillingPerspectiveObstaclesPerceiveAssignments Author:Gabrielle Bernstein
“There has to be spiritual transformation among the masses, who have to be willing to recognize that their oppression is not a law of nature. That's what Latin American bishops were doing when they formed base communities. They were trying to get peasants to recognize that you can take your fate into your own hands. That's what the civil-rights movement did here. That's what the women's movement did.” TryingHandsSpiritualLawCommunityFateRightsMovementWillingMassTransformationCivil RightsOppressionLatinLaws Of NaturePeasantsCivil Rights MovementBishopsLatin AmericaSpiritual TransformationLatin American Author:Noam Chomsky
“Over the years I have developed a picture of what a human being living humanely is like. She is a person who understand, values and develops her body, finding it beautiful and useful; a person who is real and is willing to take risks, to be creative, to manifest competence, to change when the situation calls for it, and to find ways to accommodate to what is new and different, keeping that part of the old that is still useful and discarding what is not.” WayYearsHumansPersonsStillsDifferentRealBodyBeautifulSpiritualValuesHuman BeingsSituationCreativeRiskWillingInspirational LifeFindingsManifestBe CreativeCompetenceAccommodate Author:Virginia Satir
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” GodAbleSpiritualScienceReligionEvilReligiousAtheismWillingAtheistParadoxSkepticismSecularAgnosticDeitiesSkepticalThere Is No GodAgnosticismParadoxicalGod ExistsOmnipotentOmnipotenceIf There Is A GodReligion GodAncient GreekFounding Fathers Anti ReligionTheistFounding Fathers AtheistAnti ReligiousThere Being No GodGod Is AbleNon BelieverMalevolenceReligion In SocietyGod Is Not GreatAnti GodEpicureanismProof That God ExistsSubtle AtheistProof God ExistsProblem Of EvilEpicureanChristian WorldviewEvil GodCriticism Of Religion Author:Epicurus