Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes

I'm spiritual.

There is no need to get to a place of prayer; pray wherever you are.

I'm a big believer in the way ritual can put us in connection with our spirituality.

We mustn't reserve communing with God just for morning and evening prayers, or for weekly worship service, or for when we feel burdened. The goal is to realize that every moment of our lives is a meditation. Allow yourself to marvel at the wonder of God's work all around us. Throughout your day, let the sun, a tree, a piece of fruit remind you that everything you could ever want has been provided and can be found right here on earth.

To say a prayer doesn't take more than a minute, but you need the discipline to do it.

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

Remember that you can pray any time, anywhere. Washing dishes, digging ditches, working in the office, in the shop, on the athletic field, even in prison - you can pray and know God hears!

While we are on the go, we need to stop between steps, to refocus on the Word and the will of God

You will never be able to have perfect interior peace and recollection unless you are detached even from the desire of peace and recollection. You will never be able to pray perfectly until you are detached from the pleasures of prayer.

I pray before everything. When I wake up, before I eat, before I perform, before I go to sleep, in the moments I need guidance.

Choose a single, sacred word or phrase that captures something of the flavor of your intimate relationship with God. A word such as Jesus, Abba, Peace, God or a phrase such as "Abba, I belong to you." . . . Without moving your lips, repeat the sacred word inwardly, slowly, and often.

To pray is to pay attention to something or someone other than oneself.

Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer.

Prayer is better than to sleep. Wake up. Wake up & pray. This is the way you free yourself.

And then, in that regal silence, finally - I began to meditate on (and with) God.

When I wake up, I immediately pray. When I go to sleep, I pray. Honestly, a prayer every second, in every breath. I suggest the whole world to do it. Prayer is amazing.

Meditate upon the Om that is in the heart.

If I prayed as much as I pluck, I'd be the Dalai Lama.

Prayer is a concentration of positive thoughts.

Speaking uses us up, speeds us up. Without prayer, that act of confession for merely existing, one might live forever and not know it.

It is good to have a prayer on your lips wherever you go. There are so many moments in life when you are free to pray. When you are waiting for the cashier in the supermarket, getting mad because he or she doesn't hurry, say a little prayer: 'Lord, Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.' Take that prayer with you wherever you go.

Yes, I like that word. "More" is a prayer to God, isn't it? Gratitude and plea, all in one.

Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection.

Everything we do, our entire interior monologue, is prayer.

It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning and the last of the evening.