John C. Maxwell Quotes

I'm always soul searching on a spiritual level.

That's the way I try to live. I think it's the only way for human beings at this point in our evolution as souls, where everyone in their lifetime is going through stuff.

Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of peace in myself. Because that's my job. It's no one else's.

The path to the inwardly enriched life is not hidden from the man or woman who longs to walk upon it.

I spent many years seeking self-awareness and wondering what I should be doing on this planet.

For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.

Turn away from the world this year and begin to listen. Listen to the whispers of your heart. Look within. Your silent companion has lit lanterns of love to illuminate the path to Wholeness. At long last, the journey you were destined to take has begun.

So your first job is to work on yourself. The greatest thing you can do for another human being is to get your own house in order and find your true spiritual heart.

The years I have squandered in puerile excitement, in going hither and thither, in seeking to force nature and time, I ought to have spent in solitude and meditation, in endeavoring to make myself worthy of being loved.

We have been moving along at such a fast pace that we no longer know what we are doing. Now we have to wait until our soul catches up with us.

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

Spiritually, it's always there. It gets better and better all the time. One of these days I'll just finally release all that out.

I realised success as an actor alone wouldn't make me happy. I needed to explore my spiritual side in more depth.

Through a long and painful process, I've learned that happiness is an inside job - not based on anything or anyone in the outer material world. I've become a different and better person - not perfect, but still a work in progress.

To ignore one's spiritual self is unsettling, to say the least. That's a very profound outlook on it.

I would say I was always very ambitious and goal-oriented, but rather than being just a go-getter hustler, now I surrender a lot more and I trust my path a lot more.

Devotion begins at home, inside your own awareness.

I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.

Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.

If I could write a letter to my teenage self, I'd probably say something like: 'You ain't gonna believe what will become of you.'

My nature is... well... I'm a searcher by nature. I'm constantly searching for something; that's why I have a song called 'Looking for Something.' How do I do it? I read a lot of spiritual books; I meditate.

I wanted to share the experience of how yoga and meditation have transformed my life, how they have enabled me to observe who I am, first in my body, and then emotionally, and on to a kind of spiritual path.

My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it.

It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am.