Pete Seeger Quotes

The sky is my prayer, the birds are my prayer, the wind in the trees is my prayer, for God is all in all.

Real religion is no religion at all.

I said to the almond tree, 'Friend, speak to me of God,' and the almond tree blossomed.

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.

I have never been religious. I talk to God every day, but He's never said a word to me about religion! I think the most powerful prayer is surrender.

A vague religion—all about feeling God in nature, and so on—is so attractive. It is all thrills and no work; like watching the waves from the beach. But you will not get to Newfoundland by studying the Atlantic, and you will not get eternal life by simply feeling the presence of God in Flowers or music.

Those who understand nature walk with God.

When we attempt to isolate another we only isolate ourselves. We are all God's children and there are no favorites. God is revealed to all who seek; God speaks to all who will listen. Be still and know God.

Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God.

Spend as much time as possible, with body and with spirit in God's out-of-doors.

I'm not afraid to talk about God and it's something I have a faith in. But I feel his presence more in those really profound, quiet moments of solitude. I can't seem to get those as much around here in Nashville, so I go to seek them out. Iceland is probably the closest I ever felt to it. That place did a lot for my soul.

I believe that ultimately it all comes down to whether we seek conscious contact with God on a daily basis through prayer and meditation.

I like the story about Henry David Thoreau, who, when he was on his death bed, his family sent for a minister. The minister said, 'Henry, have you made your peace with God?' Thoreau said, 'I didn't know we'd quarreled.'

Find joy and solace in the simple, and cultivate your utopia by feeling the Tao in every cubic inch of space.

God is each truly and exalted thing, therefore the individual himself to the highest degree. But are not nature and the world individuals?

If it is true that we have a personal relationship with God, then that's enough for me.

Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God.

Heaven means to be one with God.

I do believe in God. But you won't find me visiting temples every now and then. I believe in self-realization. Peace of mind matters a lot to me. What's the point in doing something just for the sake of it? I'd rather do something I like doing as long as I'm being true to myself.

I am not a conventionally religious man, but in the wilderness I have come closest to finding myself and knowing the universe and accepting God - by which I mean accepting all that I don't know.

I believe that miracles happen every day. Every person is a miracle. Every moment is a miracle. If only we can open our eyes, we'll see God's love everywhere.

I am trying to get closer to God.

Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality.

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

One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.