Top 1200 Inner Life Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension; when he does not torment himself with childish guilt feelings, but avoids tragic adult sins; when he postpones immediate pleasures for the sake of long-term values.... Our generation must be inspired to search for that maturity which will manifest itself in the qualities of tenacity, dependability, co-operativeness and the inner drive to work and sacrifice for a nobler future of mankind.

An inner process stands in need of outward criteria.

Outward appearance is nothing to Him if it is not an expression of the inner.

No one knows what cuases an outer landscape to become an inner one.

It is inner abandonment that leads men to the highest truth.

One should always act from one's inner sense of rhythm.

Self-observation is the first step of inner unfolding.

The inner man has access to the sense organs of god.

The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.

When my inner mood is positive, I also feel great on the outside.

Suppose you stand on a high place to enjoy the beauty of the sparkling sea below. You need do nothing to create that beauty; you need only BE IN THE SAME PLACE WHERE IT IS, and let nature do the rest. So it is with the inner life. There is nothing we can DO to gain psychic beauty. It already exists without our effort. We need only be where we belong, that is, in self-union. Then, beauty IS.

Judging others blocks me from inner peace

In writing poetry, all of one's attention is focused on some inner voice.

You have to get beyond your own precious inner experiences.

When the inner child finds a guardian angel, publishers are in heaven.

I want to encourage all kids to cultivate inner strength.

We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it liveable.

The secret of inner success is constancy to our highest character. -

Having everything is just an expression of complete inner freedom.

Problems are the outward signs of unused inner possibilities.

The outer world is a reflection of our inner selves.

Have love for your inner Self and everything else is done for you.

Through true love, you touch inner completeness.

People unconsciously want to reveal their inner urges.

A persons outer action reflects their inner mind.

You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

Dreaming is to think by moonlight by the light of an inner moon.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.

Everyone has some inner power that awaits discovery.

Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

I think everybody should focus on inner beauty.

I taught for 17 years in an inner city comprehensive schools.

I function better in an atmosphere of inner insecurity and fear.

The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

I'm not the person I once was. I have Thorn now, and... I'm not fighting for myself anymore....It makes a difference....I used to think you were a fool to keep risking your life as you have...I know better now. I understand...why. I understand...' His [Murtagh] eyes widened and his grimace relaxed, as if his pain was forgotten, and an inner light seemed to illuminate his features. 'I understand-we understand.

The inner essence of worship is cherishing Christ as gain - indeed as more gain than all that life can offer - family, career, retirement, fame, food, friends. The essence of worship is experiencing Christ as gain. Or to use words that we love to use around here: it is savoring Christ, treasuring Christ, being satisfied with Christ.

One must learn an inner solitude, wherever or with whomsoever he may be.

The unfolding through time of all things from one is the simple message, finally, of every one of the creation myths reproduced in the pages of these volumes-including that of our contemporary biological view, which becomes an effective mythic image the moment we recognize its own inner mystery. By the same magic, every god that is dead can be conjured again to life, as any fragment of rock from a hillside, set respectfully in a garden, will arrest the eye.

You can remember it if you want by unraveling the double helix of inner knowing.

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

I can be fearlessly strong at times to protect an inner frailty.

Your inner being is he who men call God.

Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.

Paddling a canoe is a source of enrichment and inner renewal.

Photography is essentially a personal matter - a search for inner truth.

If one is true to one's inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?

Yoga is an inner experience - a workIN within a workOUT.

Locale is both a geographic term and the inner sense of being.

Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times. Adversity is our teacher. When we view adversity as a guide towards greater inner growth, we will then learn to accept the wisdom our soul came into this life to learn.

Build an inner place to protect your truth.

I have always felt comfortable tapping into my inner idiot.

Let the inner ear listen to the voice of truth that is always speaking.

Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.

Loneliness is a barrier that prevents one from uniting with the inner self.

There can be only one permanent revolution- a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man.

Seek not abroad, for in the inner man dwells the truth.

Neurosis is an inner cleavage-the state of being at war with oneself.