"No Man Is an Island" Quotes
A collection of essays exploring the interconnectedness of humanity and the importance of spiritual growth and community.
spirituality | 272 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.
The beginning of prayer is the silence of our hearts.
It is in the ordinary duties and labors of life that the Christian can and should develop his spiritual union with God.
The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
The least of learning is done in the classrooms.
The beginning of freedom is the realization that you are not “the thinker.” The moment you start watching the thinker, a higher level of consciousness becomes activated.
We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us.
