Discipline means to prevent everything in your life from being filled up. Discipline means that somewhere you're not occupied, and certainly not preoccupied.
In the spiritual life, discipline means to create that space in which something can happen that you hadn't planned or counted on.
While a person dies every day during the eight or more hours in which he or she functions as a commodity, individuals come to life afterward in their spiritual creations.
Um auf dem spirituellen Pfad voranzukommen, müssen wir Begehren und Widerwillen abbauen, bis wir schließlich die ihnen zugrunde liegende Unwissenheit durchdringen und die Weisheit dahinter entdecken.
Der Atem ist das heiligste und kostbarste Geschenk. Er verbindet mich in jedem Augenblick mit der geistigen Welt. Der Atem ist ein Vehikel der Kraft und unser effektivstes, stets verfügbares Werkzeug für unsere spirituelle Arbeit.
O wild and wondrous midnight, There is a might in thee To make the charmed body Almost like spirit be, And give it some faint glimpses Of immortality.
James Russell LowellDer Spruch darf mit Autorenangabe frei verwendet werden, da die urheberrechtliche Schutzfrist abgelaufen ist († 12. August 1891) Zur Autorenbiographie
Wirklich bedeutet im spirituellen Sprachgebrauch das, was ewig ist, unveränderlich, unzerstörbar. Das ist der eigentliche Inbegriff von «Wirklichkeit».
You do not fear death. You think this makes you strong. It makes you weak. How can you move faster than possible, fight longer than possible without the most powerful impulses of the spirit: the fear of death.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
Ralph Waldo EmersonDer Spruch darf mit Autorenangabe frei verwendet werden, da die urheberrechtliche Schutzfrist abgelaufen ist († 27. April 1882) Zur Autorenbiographie
Wer Fleisch isst, entwickelt tierische Eigenschaften und Leiden. Dazu kommt er bei seiner spirituellen Entwicklung über eine bestimmte Stufe nicht hinaus. Behauptet jemand etwas anderes, zeigt er damit nur, dass er die großen Zusammenhänge nicht kennt. Unter diesem Blickwinkel betrachtet, drückt sich die Kultur eines Volkes besonders in seiner Küche aus.
In der Stille wirst du wach für die Wunder des Lebens. Im Erwachen erfreue dich daran. In der Stille nährst du deine Energie und deinen Geist. In der Stille vermindert sich dein Denken, dein Gemüt und deine Essenz werden genährt. In der Stille lässt das Grübeln nach, die Kraft deines Herzens und deiner Spiritualität entfaltet sich wie Blätter einer Lotusblüte.
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place.
Mark TwainDer Spruch darf mit Autorenangabe frei verwendet werden, da die urheberrechtliche Schutzfrist abgelaufen ist († 21. April 1910) Zur Autorenbiographie
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
There's more, much more, to Christmas Than candlelight and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all year. It's thoughtfulness and kindness, It's hope reborn again, For peace, for understanding, And for goodwill to men!”
Menschenwürdige Meinungsvielfalt basiert auf Intelligenz und Bildung, beide auch als legitime Waffen zur Verteidigung der Menschenwürde gegen Spiritismus, Materialismus und Technokratie.
And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words - yes, we can.
The white man never seems to notice the air he breathes like a dying man, he cannot recognize smells. If we sell our land, remember that the air is precious to us, that air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.
Seattle, Chief of the DuwamishDer Spruch darf mit Autorenangabe frei verwendet werden, da die urheberrechtliche Schutzfrist abgelaufen ist
The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us
Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem.
This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days Smiles when sadness intrudes Rainbows to follow the clouds Laughter to kiss your lips Sunsets to warm your heart hugs when spirits sag Bauts for your eyes to see Friendship to brighten your being Faith so that you can believe Confidence for when you doubt Courage to know yourself Partience to accept the truth Love to complete your life
You think you own whatever land you land on The earth is just a dead thing you can claim But I know every rock and tree and creature Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
You think the only people who are people Are the people who look and think like you But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger You learn things you never knew You never knew
How can you see into my eyes like open doors? Leading you down into my core Where I've become so numb Without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold Until you find it there and lead it back home
Ita dico, Lucili: sacer intra nos spiritus sedet, malorum bonorumque nostrorum observator et custos; hic prout a nobis tractatus est, ita nos ipse tractat.
(Ich sage dir, Lucilius: in uns wohnt ein heiliger Geist, ein Beobachter und Wächter alles Guten und Bösen an uns. Dieser behandelt uns so, wie wir ihn behandelt haben.)
While we have the gift of life, it seems to me that only tragedy is to allow part of us to die – whether it is our spirit, our creativity, or our glorious uniqueness.
