Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Quotes

Spirituality is an anchor for me and guides me through life.

My driving force is spirituality.

We are graced with a greater capacity for direct contact with our own higher power than most of us are in the habit of using.

Going to religious places gives me clarity. When I am sitting there, I am in a state of gratitude with my defence mechanism down and am open to receiving that energy, that gives me clarity as at that time, you are listening to your heart. The heart shows you the direction in life. The mind exists only to execute your emotion.

I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.

Enjoy the fashions, read the good articles, and when you feel threatened, turn your mental gaze inward, but keep your eyes on the road, or you won't know where you are going. Have a practice or discipline that lets you be in touch with your inner self, your soul.

When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up - it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.

Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance.

We are all on a journey of faith, and we have to polish that faith.

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.

There are two 'faiths' which can uphold humans: faith in God and faith in oneself. And these two faiths should exist side by side: the first belongs to one's inner life, the second to one's life in society.

If you have faith, then your whole life is put in a new perspective. You get to work but enjoy the work at the same time. If you grow spiritually, you do what's in front of you and let the results speak for themselves.

I gain strength from postive thought and from the daily conversation with God.

When I use the word spirituality, I don't necessarily mean religion; I mean whatever it is that helps you feel connected to something that is larger than yourself.

. . . in the spiritual life you must practice. And the only way to practice is by trying to solve your problems with prayer. This develops your spiritual power and it also trains you to use that spiritual power in the most effective way.

What I dislike least in my former self are the moments of prayer.

Prayer is the very highest energy of which the mind is capable.

Man without religion is the creature of circumstances: Religion is above all circumstances, and will lift him up above them.

I now consider myself quite religious and spiritual although that sounds like a terrible cliche.

I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt.

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.

A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion.

I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.

I'm not a New Age person, but I do believe in meditation, and for that reason I've always liked the Buddhist religion. When I've been to Japan, I've been to Buddhist temples and meditated, and I found that rewarding.