M. Scott Peck Quotes

The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.

Paul Brunton's Notebooks are a veritable treasure-trove of philosophic-spiritual wisdom.

Every moment and every event of everyman's life on earth plants something in his soul. For just as the wind carries thousands of winged seeds, so each moment brings with it germs of spiritual vitality that come to rest imperceptibly in the minds and wills of men.

The spiritual journey has to do with learning to think more deeply and take as long a time as we need. That's the path to wisdom.

Whether you’re checked in or checked out, you’re always on a spiritual journey.

Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.

Arise, awake! This path is arduous. So we learn from the wise, and we have to follow in the footsteps of the wise. The path of spirituality is not a bed of roses. But neither is it a chimerical mist. The Golden Shores of the Beyond are not a mere promise. The crown of human aspiration is bound to be fulfilled on the Golden Shores of the Beyond.

I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.

No spiritual mind remains within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its own strength.

A spiritual person tries less to be godly than to be deeply human.

Well, my opinion is that real change occurs through deep interpersonal experiences. Others will also say deep spiritual experiences.

Creativity is a religion. When you get into it, you will find your life becomes more spiritual.

Whatever materializes worship hinders man's spiritual growth and keeps him from demonstrating his power over error.

Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.' Say not, ' I have found the path of the soul.' Say rather, 'I have met the soul walking upon my path.' For the soul walks upon all paths. The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed. The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.

Great spiritual teachings do not change, but we do. As we grow older and wiser, we can receive the teachings at deeper levels.

Work with yourself. Work. If you have a partner, so much the better. Speak. Use whatever process is appropriate. Know that this universe is compassionate, aware and alive. This is a universe of life. This is not a material enterprise. It is a spiritual enterprise and it is filled with loving assistance. This is a thought form that must be in place in order for you to receive assistance.

In my early 40s I started to feel that I had neglected the spiritual side of my life. It had always been there, but I'd neglected it. In fashion, that's really easy because we live in the future, and we can place too much importance on material things.

I can show you new things, have you feeling spiritual.

The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.

In a strange way the spiritual life isn't "useful" or "successful." But it is meant to be fruitful. And fruitfulness comes out of brokenness.

... The wise in all ages... have tried to learn one thing only, and that was resignation to the Will of God. By doing this, they have reached a stage at which they could see from God's point of view.

Apologies are the art of spiritual housekeeping. They help to put and keep our lives in order.

When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today.

The biggest surprise on the soulful journey to authenticity, whether as a philosophy or a spiritual path, is that the path is a spiral. We go up, but we go in circles. Eash time around, the view gets a little bit wider.