Quotes about Transformation

On the day he was released, the man walked out the gates, turned, and to the astonishment of the guards, kissed the walls of the prison camp. "Here," he explained, "I found God, and He found me, and I am so thankful.

You are who you are and what you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change who you are and what you are by changing what goes into your mind.

You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.

Great leaders often have great pride. To become useful to God, their pride has to be crushed. God can then use the broken pieces to create new, humble people whose consummate abilities are under the leading of the Spirit instead of driven by selfish ambition.

You may not be able to change the world, but when you change your world, you have taken a major step in changing the world. And when you change your world for the better, you have positioned yourself perfectly to change the world of those around you.

Every spiritual tradition has this idea of death and resurrection. It's not unique to Christianity.

When the pain of being the same becomes greater than the pain of being different, you change.

What does responsibility mean? Responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for your situation, including yourself. Having accepted this circumstance, this event, this problem, responsibility then means the ability to have a creative response to the situation as it is now. All problems contain the seeds of opportunity, and this awareness allows you to take the moment and transform it to a better situation or thing.

Attention energizes, and intention transforms. Whatever you put your attention on will grow stronger in your life. Whatever you take your attention away from will wither, disintegrate, and disappear.

Healing your own heart is the single most powerful thing you can do to change the world. Your own transformation will enable you to withdraw so completely from evil that you contribute to it by not one word, one thought, or one breath. This healing process is like recovering your soul.

Tradition makes people want to cling to their identity. Change is the enemy.

Suffering contains a hidden spiritual message. It exists until the message is heard.