Neale Donald Walsch Quotes

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

Spiritual principles do not change, but we do.

We will not find the inner strength to evolve to a higher level if we do not inwardly develop this profound feeling that there is something higher than ourselves.

The authentic self is the best part of a human being. It's the part of you that already cares, that is already passionate about evolution. When your authentic self miraculously awakens and becomes stronger than your ego, then you will truly begin to make a difference in this world. You will literally enter into a partnership with the creative principle.

Man can become like God and acquire control over the whole universe if he multiplies infinitely his centre of self-consciousness.

In the presence of your own loving attention, you create the inner conditions that are necessary to step into the next greatest evolution of yourself.

We participate in the creation of the world by decreating ourselves.

We're still growing into that place of higher consciousness; we are becoming a global conscience. The idea is to unravel the onion and let go of the ego and evolve to that place where you perceive everything to be a beautiful experience rather than a daunting experience.

Our own self-realization is the greatest service we can render the world.

In terms of having high hopes that the level of consciousness will get higher and higher, yeah.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

Spirituality means to put your evolutionary process on fast-forward.

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. One can judge objectively to what extent a person has succeeded in his task, to what degree he has realized his potentialities. If he has failed in his task, one can recognize this failure and judge it for what it is - a moral failure.

What the world need is people who have come alive.

Our ordinary mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become bigger, fatter, shinier acorns; but that is of interest only to pigs. Our faith gives us knowledge of something better: that we can become oak trees.

As the social self can only be developed by contact with society, so the spiritual self can only be developed by contact with the spiritual world.

Arise, transcend Thyself, Thou art man and the whole nature of man Is to become more than himself.

Remain true to yourself, but move ever upward toward greater consciousness and greater love! At the summit you will find yourselves united with all those who, from every direction, have made the same ascent. For everything that rises must converge.

Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.

Each new day beckons you to walk on the road of self-transcendence. We transcend ourselves, we do not compete with others. We compete only with our previous achievements, and we get joy. Life is nothing but a perpetual possibility.

Whoever undertakes to create soon finds himself engaged in creating himself. Self-transformation and the transformation of others have constituted the radical interest of our century, whether in painting, psychiatry, or political action.

Every positive change - every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness - involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception.

It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute.

Any desire to grow is following the flow of love

Spirituality is not about what you know. It is about growing, deepening, evolving and becoming a living reflection of your spiritual identity.