I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer. Martin Luther
You’ll be calm the day you learn to sit alone and do nothing. Maxime Lagacé
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious – the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Albert Einstein
The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself. Anais Nin
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
The next message you need is always right where you are. Ram Dass
Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not. Deepak Chopra
Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are. Jack Kornfield
I close my eyes in order to see. Paul Gauguin
Don’t try to steer the river. Deepak Chopra
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it. Thich Nhat Hanh
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. Swami Vivekananda
Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved. Jane Goodall
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it. Carl Jung
Let the breath lead the way. Sharon Salzberg
The Best Spiritual Quotes
The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love. Marianne Williamson
Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. Hermann Hesse
The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it. Henri J.M. Nouwen
Religion, science, and spirituality help us make sense of the world. Life without at least one of them is a lonely and confusing place. Naval Ravikant
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life. Eckhart Tolle
Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you. Eckhart Tolle
He who is filled with love is filled with God himself. Augustine of Hippo
When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you. Stephen Richards
Fools laugh at others. Wisdom laughs at itself. Osho
When you realize there is no lacking, the whole world belongs to you. Lao Tzu
It is in our wild nature that we best recover from our un-nature, our spirituality. Friedrich Nietzsche
A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
This moment is all there is. Rumi
The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear. Daniel Defoe
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars. Elbert Hubbard
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller
I choose gentleness… Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself. Max Lucado
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage. Ramana Maharshi
If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart, spirit. Thomas Merton
Relax into the moment and let the universe do the driving. If there was a secret to happiness in life, I’d say that was it. Jed McKenna
Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts. Benjamin Disraeli
Part 2. Spiritual Quotes That Are…
The Most Famous Spiritual Quotes (Einstein, Oprah Winfrey, Emerson, etc.)
Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. Carl Jung
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. Ludwig van Beethoven
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. 14th Dalai Lama
It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are – not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within – that you can begin to take control. Oprah Winfrey
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this. Henry David Thoreau
Nothing is, unless our thinking makes it so. William Shakespeare
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. William Shakespeare
It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. Mahatma Gandhi
The Way is not in the sky; the Way is in the heart. Buddha
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. John Lennon
This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity. Voltaire
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind. Albert Einstein
The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening. Albert Einstein
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. Michel de Montaigne
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Short Spiritual Quotes
One-liners, short spiritual quotes, thoughts and captions for your bio, social status, self-talk, motto, mantra, signs, posters, wallpapers, backgrounds.
Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wake up and live. Bob Marley
I am realistic – I expect miracles. Wayne Dyer
Do anything, but let it produce joy. Walt Whitman
The Holy Land is everywhere. Black Elk (Native American)
Forever is composed of nows. Emily Dickinson
Be guided by spirit and not driven by ego. Unknown
There is nothing more important than this moment. Unknown
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. Francis of Assisi
For it is in giving that we receive. Francis of Assisi
Everything in the world was my Guru. Ramana Maharshi
Quiet the mind and the soul will speak. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
Spiritual progress is like a detoxification. Marianne Williamson
Reach for a thought that feels better. Abraham Hicks
Your thoughts become things. Rhonda Byrne
Your thoughts are the primary cause of everything. Rhonda Byrne
Be here, now! Ram Dass
When you make a choice, you change the future. Deepak Chopra
God finds himself by creating. Rabindranath Tagore
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Inspirational, Positive And Uplifting Spiritual Quotes
You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible. Deepak Chopra
When a man is willing and eager, the Gods join in. Aeschylus
Arise, awake, stop not till the goal is reached. Swami Vivekananda
And the time came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. W.B. Yeats
Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance. Elder Wisdom
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. It is fearlessness that brings Heaven even in a moment. Swami Vivekananda
I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself. Shooter Teton Sioux (Native American)
One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say, “I love you”, “I’m sorry”, “I appreciate you”, “I’m proud of you”…whatever you’re feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it…cause a smile today for someone else…and give plenty of hugs. Steve Maraboli
You and your purpose in life are the same thing. Your purpose is to be you. George Alexiou
I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition. They reach the summit last because they know God isn’t at the top waiting for them. He is down below helping his followers to understand that the view is glorious where ever you stand. Shannon L. Alder
You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you. Paramahansa Yogananda
Bring into play the almighty power within you, so that on the stage of life you can fulfill your high destined role. Paramahansa Yogananda
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you really are. Carl Jung
The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility. Swami Sivananda
All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do any thing and everything, without even the guidance of any one. Stand up and express the divinity within you. Swami Vivekananda
Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it. Wilferd Peterson
Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are. José Saramago
The resting place of the mind is the heart. The only thing the mind hears all day is clanging bells and noise and argument, and all it wants is quietude. The only place the mind will ever find peace is inside the silence of the heart. That’s where you need to go. Elizabeth Gilbert
You will have to create the path by walking yourself; the path is not ready-made, lying there and waiting for you. Osho
You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone. Amit Ray
You are your master. Only you have the master keys to open the inner locks. Amit Ray
The power within you is greater than the power within the world. Rhonda Byrne
Funny And Surprising Spiritual Quotes
If you think you’re enlightened go spend a week with your family. Ram Dass
Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart. Erma Bombeck
Bath, n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined. Ambrose Bierce
You can’t have everything… where would you put it? Steven Wright
Self-love is a good thing but self-awareness is more important. You need to once in a while go “Uh, I’m kind of an asshole”. Louis C.K.
Walk with those seeking truth… Run from those who think they’ve found it. Deepak Chopra
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Deep Spiritual Quotes (Some Will Make You Think)
To be in time is to be asleep: to be awake is to be in eternity. Osho
Unless you are totally destroyed as a mind, there is no hope for you. Osho
Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul. Wayne Dyer
Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them. Eckhart Tolle
When everything gets answered, it’s fake. Sean Penn
The truth is that you already are what you are seeking. Adyashanti
The truth is that the universe has been answering you all of your life, but you cannot receive the answers unless you are awake. Rhonda Byrne
Knock, and He’ll open the door. Vanish, And He’ll make you shine like the sun. Fall, and He’ll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, and He’ll turn you into everything. Rumi
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars, guides you too. Shrii Shirr Anandamurti
Let what comes come. Let what goes go. Find out what remains. Ramana Maharshi
If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path. Brené Brown
When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object. Milan Kundera
Religion is for people who’re afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who’ve already been there. Vine Deloria Jr (Native American)
The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves. Alan Watts
The want of goods is easily repaired, but the poverty of the soul is irreparable. Michel de Montaigne
We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful. Eric Micha’el Leventhal
Eventually, all that one has learnt will have to be forgotten. Ramana Maharshi
The game is not about becoming somebody, it’s about becoming nobody. Ram Dass
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Wise Spiritual Quotes (Words Of Wisdom)
Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life. William Blake
Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul. Walt Whitman
Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows. Jack Kornfield
In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart. Swami Vivekananda
Anything that makes weak – physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison. Swami Vivekananda
A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. Rita Mae Brown
Enlightenment means waking up to what you truly are and then being that. Adyashanti
Help me never to judge another until I have walked a mile in his moccasins. Indian prayer
It took me forty years on earth to reach this sure conclusion: there is no Heaven but clarity, no Hell except confusion. Jan Struther
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again. Joseph Campbell
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Francis of Assisi
Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well. Jack Kornfield
There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading to the same place, so it doesn’t matter which path you take. The only person wasting time is the one who runs around the mountain, telling everyone that his or her path is wrong. Hindu proverb
You can read books without ever stepping into a library; and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple. Anthony de Mello
If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your back. Eido Tai Shimano Roshi
I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me. Hermann Hesse
You are awareness. Awareness is another name for you. Since you are awareness there is no need to attain or cultivate it. Ramana Maharshi
The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not. Albert Schweitzer
There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life. Tara Brach
Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live. Tara Brach
Do what is right at a given moment and leave it behind. Ramana Maharshi
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Part 3. Spiritual Poems
Breathing in, I experience calm in me.
Breathing out, I smile to the calm in me.
Breathing in, I experience joy in me.
Breathing out, I smile to the joy in me.
Breathing in, I experience equanimity in me.
Breathing out, I smile to the equanimity in me.
Breathing in, I experience openness in me.
Breathing out, I smile to the openness in me.
Breathing in, I experience happiness in me.
Breathing out, I smile to the happiness in me.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Part 4. Conclusion
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment. Lao Tzu
Here’s all you need to know to become enlightened: Sit down, shut up, and ask yourself what’s true until you know. That’s it. Jed McKenna
