80 Quotes That Will Help You Reflect on Your Spiritual Journey

Your sense of peace and purpose typically have something to do with your spirituality. There are advantages that religion can have in your daily life if you frequently turn to Bible verses for support, hope, and direction. Being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things is “spirituality.” These spiritual quotes will help you more.

1. “The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love.” -Marianne Williamson

2. “I understand once again that the greatness of God always reveals itself in the simple things.” -Paulo Coelho

3. “Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It’s the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else’s pain is as meaningful as your own.” -Barbara Kingsolver

4. “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

5. “Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” -Hermann Hesse

6. “Wake up and live.” -Bob Marley

7. “Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God being present in the mess of our unfixedness.” -Michael Yaconelli

8. “Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” -Hermann Hesse

9. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” -Socrates

10. “To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven.” -Johannes A. Gaertner

11. “If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. It transcends all barriers.” -Ed Sullivan

12. “Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love. It is unselfish; therefore, it cannot exist alone but requires all mankind to share it.” -Mary Baker Eddyyou have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.” -Walt Whitman “Energy can’t be created or destroyed, and energy flows. It must be in a direction, with some kind of internal, emotive, spiritual direction. It must have some effect somewhere.” -Keanu Reeves

13. “Religion is for people who’re afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who’ve already been there.” -Vine Deloria Jr.

14. “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. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It’s just that the translations have gone wrong.” -John Lennon

15. “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” -William Shakespeare

16. “Let what comes come. Let what goes go. Find out what remains.” -Ramana Maharshi

17. “Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning and purpose to our lives.” -Brené Brown

18. “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

19. “Know what sparks the light in you so that you, in your own way, can illuminate the world.” -Oprah Winfrey

20. “Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved.” -Jane Goodall

21. “Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.” -William Blake

22. “A quiet conscience makes one strong!” -Anne Frank

23. “Peaceful is the one who’s not concerned with having more or less. Unbound by name and fame, he is free from sorrow from the world and mostly from himself.” -Rumi

24. “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you really are. Achieve it.” -Carl Jung

25. “Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again.” -Joseph Campbell

26. “God’s ultimate goal for your life on Earth is not comfort but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and become like Christ. Christlikeness is all about transforming your character, not your personality.” -Rick Warren

27. When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.” -Marcus Aurelius

28. “Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” -Helen Keller

29. “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

30. “And above all, remember that the meaning of life is to build a life as if it were a work of art.” -Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

31. “Religion is for people who’re afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who’ve already been there.” -Vine Deloria Jr.

32. “There’s a lot that is good in your life—don’t take it for granted. Don’t get so focused on the struggles that you miss the gift of today.” -Joel Osteen

33. “What each of us believes in is up to us, but life is impossible without believing in something.” -Kentetsu Takamori

34. “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.” -Wilfred Peterson

35. “You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.” -Amit Ray

36. “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” -Michel de Montaigne

37. “You do not need to work to become spiritual. You are spiritual; you need only to remember that fact. Spirit is within you. God is within you.” -Julia Cameron

38. “It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters.” -Amit Ray

39. “The great thing to remember is that though our feelings come and go God’s love for us does not.” -C.S. Lewis

40. “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” -Denis Waitley

41. “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” -Maya Angelou

42. “Anybody can thank God for good things. But when you can thank God even in the bad things, your faith grows and your spiritual roots go deeper.” -Rick Warren

43. “Big-heartedness is the most essential virtue on the spiritual journey.” -Matthew Fox

44. “We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.” -Neil DeGrasse Tyson

45. “Within each of us is a light, awake, encoded in the fibers of our existence. Divine ecstasy is the totality of this marvelous creation experienced in the hearts of humanity.” -Tony Samara

46. “The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.” -Henri J.M. Nouwen

47. “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.” -Marcus Aurelius

48. “I have been asked hundreds of times in my life why God allows tragedy and suffering. I have to confess that I really do not know the answer totally, even to my own satisfaction. I have to accept, by faith, that God is sovereign, and he is a God of love and mercy and compassion in the midst of suffering.” -Billy Graham

49. “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

50. “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, man cannot live without a spiritual life.” -Buddha

51. “The great thing to remember is that though our feelings come and go God’s love for us does not.” -C.S. Lewis

52. “Faith does not need to push the river because faith is able to trust that there is a river. The river is flowing. We are in it.” -Richard Rohr

53. “What you are is God’s gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.” -Hans Urs von Balthasar

54. “Re-examine all “When you accept that there are certain truths in your life that you can’t change, it allows you to embrace your new reality and move forward.” -Amy Purdy

55. “No matter your religious or spiritual beliefs … for every person who inhales and exhales… you are alive, you can dream.”

56. “We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.”

57. “Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.” -Oriah Mountain

58. “You can’t have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation.” -Cory Booker

59. “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.” -Wayne Dyer

60. “Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.” -Deepak Chopra

61. “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

62. “God will test you because he wants you to grow up. He wants you to mature. He wants you to develop a walk with him that is not based on your fluctuating emotions but on your commitment to him as you learn to walk by faith.” -Greg Laurie

63. “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.”

64. What you are is God’s gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.” -Hans Urs von Balthasar

65. “Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.”

66. “Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt

67. “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” -William Shakespeare

68. “Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” -Carl Sagan

69. “The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware; joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” -Henry Miller

70. “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” -Augustine

71. “Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary.” -Imran Khan

72. “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.” -Eckhart Tolle

73. “Spirituality: the art of keeping your internal fire alive.” -Maxime Lagacé

74. “You’re lovely even with your scars, lovely the way you are. So open up your lovely heart and don’t try so hard.” -Amy Grant

75. “The spiritual life is not a life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual life can only be real when it is lived in the midst of the pains and joys of the here and now.” -Henri Nouwen

76. “Good humor and laughter are far too wonderful not to come straight from the heart of God.” -Beth Moore

77. “The reality of loving God is loving him like he’s a Superhero who actually saved you from stuff rather than a Santa Claus who merely gave you some stuff.” -Criss Jami

78. “But no matter how much evil I see, I think it’s important for everyone to understand that there is much more light than darkness.”

79. “At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

80. “Faith does not need to push the river because faith is able to trust that there is a river. The river is flowing. We are in it.” -Richard Rohr

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CSN Team.