"We are not born all at once, but by
bits. The body first, and the spirit later. Our mothers are racked with the
pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our
spiritual growth." (Mary Antin, the Promised Land, 1969)
"While spirituality can be discovered in solitude
– by retreating to a cell of some kind, by reading, by thinking,
meditating, praying – it can be fulfilled only in community."
(Earnest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham)
"True spirituality, however, is about power. It is
about developing the powers of creativity, justice, and compassion in all
persons. It is about unleashing the divine powers in us all. It is about
grounding persons and communities in the powers that will enable them to
survive and even flourish in the midst of adversity." (Mathew Fox,)
"Physical strength can never permanently withstand
spiritual force." (Franklin Roosevelt)
"The first peace, which is the most important, is
that which comes within the soul of people when they realize their
relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when
they realize at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that
this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us." (Black
Elk)
"The soul loves and creates." (Sue Monk
Kid)
"The body must be nourished, physically, emotionally
and spiritually. We’re spiritually starved in this culture – not
underfed but undernourished." (Carol Horning)
"God has no religion." (Gandhi)
"Soul is what connects you to everyone and
everything else. It is the sum of all the choices you make. It is where your
beliefs and values reside. Soul is at the center of our relationships to
others, and for me it is at the center of the business enterprise." (Tom
Chappel)
"With knowledge and no faith, we may well see a
world destroyed. With faith and no knowledge, we may still see a world
destroyed. With faith and knowledge bound together, we can hope to cherish and
protect the lives of the men and the life of the world." (Margaret
Mead)
"Every soul is a melody which needs renewing."
(unknown)
"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step
to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune." (William James)
"I found God in myself and I loved her
fiercely." (Ntosake Shange)
"I would rather live in a world where my life is
surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind can comprehend
it." (Harry Emerson Fosdick)
"What characterizes our modern humanity, therefore,
is not the absence of spiritual values…but rather the fact that these
values no longer have any decisive influence upon the destiny of culture."
(Paul Tournier)
"Man cannot dispense with the spirit. The attempt is
made to deprive him of it; so he invents surrogates for it." (Paul
Tournier)
"Consult the spirit within you first." (Oprah
Winfrey)
"Science without religion is lame, religion without
science is blind." (Einstein)
"We have just enough religion to make us hate, but
not enough to make us love one another." (Thoreau)
"You are a soul with a body, rather than a body with
a soul." (Wayne W. Dyer)
"The best way to know God is to love many
things." (Van Gough)
