Quotes about Reflection
Now anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity. It is the fruit of unanswered questions. But questions cannot go unanswered unless they first be asked.
— Thomas Merton
Embrace silence since meditation is the only way to truly come to know your Source.
— Wayne Dyer
We are silent at the beginning of the day because God should have the first word, and we are silent before going to sleep because the last word also belongs to God.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Every experience that we have is unique to us because at some deep level we make an interpretation of it.
— Deepak Chopra
The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
— Dag Hammarskjold
We ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like the monastic life... in the prayer and the praising... this has charged me with new energy, spiritual energy. This is very important for my ministry outside the monastery.
— Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.
— Henri Nouwen
Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
— Bill Hybels
In a spiritually sensitive culture, then, it might well be that age is something to be admired or envied.
— Rowan Williams
Sunday, if I'm lucky, I'll go to church or listen to some good spiritual advice on the television or on the radio. I take three or four baths to try to cleanse myself, so I'm fresh for Monday.
— Maya Angelou
The ancient spiritual tradition is that God gives himself fully to us in silence and solitude.
— Brennan Manning