Benjamin Spock Quotes

In his scientific genius, man has wrought material miracles and has transformed his world. He has harnassed nature and has developed great civilizations. But he has never learned very well how to live with himself. The values he has created have been predominantly materialistic; his spiritual values have lagged far behind. He has demonstrated little spiritual genius and has made little progress toward the realization of human brotherhood. In the contemporary atomic age, this could prove man's fatal weakness.

You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are countless facets. Therefore, concentrate on the depth of your consciousness and on what you consider to be positive and good.

Spirituality permeates all aspects of your life and business is just one part of your life.

Biblical convictions are essential for spiritual growth and maturity. What is ironic today is that people often have strong convictions about weak issues (football, fashion, etc.) while having weak convictions about major issues (what is right and what is wrong).

By growing a spiritual practice, we are given all that we need.

All our problems are spiritual, and our only spiritual problem is not realizing we are spiritual.

The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual. This being the situation, it is clear that you cannot develop your personality at all in Hinduism.

Your love will deepen as your meditation deepens, and vice-versa: as your meditation blossoms, your love will also blossom.

As far as inner transformation is concerned, there is nothing you can do about it. You cannot transform yourself, and you certainly cannot transform your partner or anybody else. All you can do is create a space for transformation to happen, for grace and love to enter.

You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.

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

It is always so much easier to be moral than it is to be spiritual.

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

All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.

The only currency I value is the coin of the spirit. That's very important in my life.

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.

Sufi poetry is, in a sense, self-help poetry about how to live a decent life, how to deal with your mortality.

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.

Life is not just about profit and loss. One should follow one's conscience and listen to the voice of one's soul.

I understand now that my soul is my power, not perfection or my ego. I continue to teach this to my children, despite their glamorous careers. If we can maintain our core values, the exteriors take second place and become a gift, a source of gratitude.

I've always tried to insert consciousness and spirituality in my records, interpreting the writings of all cultures and religions and how they apply to life in modern times.

I think that we are starting to get much more conscious about, you know, the importance of the spiritual path, and we are fulfilling it by paying attention to ourselves.

Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.

Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.

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.