*
To
be a light to others you will need a good dose of
the spiritual life. Because as my mother used to
say, if you are in a good place, then you can help
others; but if you're not well, then go look for
somebody who is in a good place who can help you.
-- Rigoberta Menchú
*
A
life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at
all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is
shaped by the end you live for. You are made in
the image of what you desire.
-- Thomas Merton
The
whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness
of the interdependence of all these living beings,
which are all part of one another, and all involved
in one another.
--
Thomas Merton
*
"For
me there is no hope without faith. Faith in a higher
good. Faith in our own divinity."
-- Alyssa Milano
*
The
Interfaith Alliance has to become an ongoing sustaining
and powerful movement whose interest is to prove that
religion has a healing side as well as a killing side,
and that democracy is the consequence of conscience
-- Bill Moyers
*
The
world’s major religions in the end all want the
same thing, even though they were born in different
places and circumstances on this planet. What the
world needs today is a convergence of the different
religions in the search for and definition of the
cosmic or divine laws which ought to regulate our
behavior on this planet.
--
Robert Muller
In
my mind, the purpose of education is to enable human
beings to develop to their full potential, intellectually
and spiritually. That means that students have to
be empowered to pursue self-knowledge and the skills
that will help them be of service to their fellow
human beings. Education should encourage people
to develop their curiosity about life; above all,
it should not trivialize either the students or
their lives.
-- Michael Nagler
"Mental
conflict and emotional states around an issue tie
up energy, which is then no longer available for
creative problem solving. Anger is a complex emotion
which is a cry for love and understanding. The ultimate
alchemy is releasing those prickly emotions inside
to become a person of emotional balance who is capable
of loving and being loved and connecting with your
deepest spiritual nature and your True-Self."
-- Lynne
Namka (AngriesOut.com)
"Mental
conflict and emotional states around an issue tie
up energy, which is then no longer available for
creative problem solving. Anger is a complex emotion
which is a cry for love and understanding. The ultimate
alchemy is releasing those prickly emotions inside
to become a person of emotional balance who is capable
of loving and being loved and connecting with your
deepest spiritual nature and your True-Self."
-- Lynne
Namka (AngriesOut.com)
“Spiritual
transcendence is transforming the rigid ego attachments
into acceptance of self and others.”
-- Lynne Namka
(AngriesOut.com)
*
"Peace
is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition
of mind brought about by a serenity of soul… Lasting
peace can come only to peaceful people."
-- Jawaharlal Nehru
*
"As
believers we all have an opportunity and moral obligation
to recognize our spiritual common ground; to rise
above our differences; to combat prejudice and intolerance."
-- Queen Noor of Jordan
I
was able to see faith as more than just a comfort
to the weary or a hedge against death; rather, it
was an active, palpable agent in the world.
-- Barack Obama
*
Faith
is not just something you have, it's something you
do.
-- Barack Obama
*
"When
you find peace within yourself, you become the kind
of person who can live at peace with others." -- Peace
Pilgrim
"Be
a sweet melody in the great orchestration, instead
of a discordant note. The medicine this sick world
needs is love. Hatred must be replaced by love,
and fear by faith that love will prevail." -- Peace
Pilgrim
*
"When
you find peace within yourself, you become the kind
of person who can live at peace with others." -- Peace Pilgrim
“Religion
is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality
is for people who have already been there.”
-- Bonnie Raitt
*
Science
is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a
profound source of spirituality. -- Carl Sagan
*
"So
I would hope they would develop some kind of habit
that involves understanding that their life is so
full they can afford to give in all kinds of ways
to other people. I consider that to be baseline
spirituality."
-- Susan Sarandon
What
interfaith seeks to do is to not allow religion to fall
back into confrontational modes, into contemporary crusades
and jihads, rather to move onwards to a new level of interfaith
harmony and understanding."
-- Dr. Karen Singh
Radical
transformation of society requires personal and
spiritual change first or at least simultaneously
-- Sulak Sivaraksa
*
People
seeking to live spiritually must be concerned with
their social and physical environment.
-- Sulak Sivaraksa
*
"I
would like the church to be a place where the questions
of people are honored rather than a place where
we have all the answers. The church has to get out
of propaganda. The future will involve us in more
interfaith dialogue. ... We cannot say we have the
only truth."
-- Bishop John Shelby
Spong
*
“Seek
the truly practical life, but seek it in such a
way that it does not blind you to the spirit working
in it. Seek the spirit, but seek it not out of spiritual
greed, but so that you may apply it in the genuinely
practical life.”
-- Rudolf Steiner
“Reverence
awakens in the soul a sympathetic power through
which we attract qualities in the beings around
us, which would otherwise remain concealed.”
-- Rudolf Steiner
*
The
Earth Charter is important as an expression of the
commitment of people throughout the Earth to evoke
their own deepest moral, spiritual and ethical principles
in the task of ensuring a sustainable future for
those who inhabit the Earth now and those who will
follow us on the Earth.
-- Maurice Strong
*
“Our
personal consumer choices have ecological, social,
and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine
some of our deeply held notions that underlie our
lifestyles.”
-- David Suzuki
''We're
talking about calling the entire world of religion into
a global dialogue,''
-- Bishop William E. Swing
