You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.
-Swami Vivekananda
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.
-Swami Vivekananda
For all who are led by the spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship.
Devotion to God’s Name is my lamp; In this lamp is poured the oil of suffering. The light of realisation burns away this oil…Vast loads of firewood are reduced to ashes by a tiny spark of fire.
It is better to have God over your shoulder, than carry the world alone on your back.
-Anthony Liccione
You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.
-Oswald Chambers
"My Utmost for His Highest: Traditional Updated Edition"
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.
-Salman Rushdie
"The Satanic Verses"
To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
The soul may ask God for anything, and never fail.
-Annie Dillard
"Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters"
The devotee engages to the best of his ability into the play of life, fulfilling his role on this earth as student, employee, husband, wife, parent, neighbor, and community servant. But at the heart of the devotee is a burning desire for the Lord.