Quotes about Reflection
The goal of fasting is inner unity.
— Thomas Merton
True spiritual life depends not on probing our feelings and thoughts from dawn to dusk but on 'looking off' to the Savior!
— Watchman Nee
When the mind sees itself in the mirror of relationship, from that perception there is self-knowledge.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
The care of the soul is 'a matter of the highest importance;' beyond any thing which can be brought into comparison with it.
— George Whitefield
Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life. ...We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.
— Henri Nouwen
Great spiritual teachings do not change, but we do. As we grow older and wiser, we can receive the teachings at deeper levels.
— Marianne Williamson
Listen to your life. All moments are key moments.
— Frederick Buechner
One of the truest tests of spiritual maturity is seeing the miraculous in the monotonous.
— Mark Batterson
Meditation is one of the ways in which the spiritual man keeps himself awake.
— Thomas Merton
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