Soul Quotes - Page 164

The first part of the spiritual journey should properly be called psychological rather than spiritual because it involves peeling away the myths and illusions that have misinformed us.

One may call the world a myth , in which bodies and things are visible, but souls and minds hidden. Besides, to wish to teach the whole truth about the Gods to all produces contempt in the foolish, because they cannot understand, and lack of zeal in the good, whereas to conceal the truth by myths prevents the contempt of the foolish, and compels the good to practice philosophy.

Naturally we all have an inclination to command, and a great aversion to obey; and yet it is certain that it is more for our good to obey than to command; hence perfect souls have always had a great affection for obedience, and have found all their joy and comfort in it.

Let is walk ... joyously, dear souls, among the difficulties of this passing life ... These pains will have an end when our life ends, after which there will be only joy, only contentment, only eternal consolation.

Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul's beauty.

There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.

Looking at my life I see that only Love Has been my soul’s companion From deep inside My soul cries out: Do not wait, surrender For the sake of Love.

Actually, your soul and mine are the same. We appear and disappear with each other.

Let soul speak with the silent articulation of a face.

I hear a drum in my soul's ear coming from the depth of the stars.

Sit quietly and listen for a voice that will say, "Be more silent." As that happens, your soul starts to revive.

Nothing can nourish the SOUL but LIGHT.

Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.

There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life. There is a gem in the mountain of your body, seek that mine. O traveller, if you are in search of that Don't look outside, look inside yourself and seek that.

Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls.

Soul, a moving river. Body, the riverbed.

It's not so simple to just walk into the desert and cleanse your soul like some new age, snap your fingers, it's all done.

The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back on the blues.

When nothing hampers action, the soul has fewer reasons for action.

I'm a lost soul. We do wail.

This scripture [Romans 13:1-6] is wrested from the scope of God's Spirit, and the nature of the place, and cannot truly be interpreted to mean that the power of the civil magistrate may be exercised in spiritual or soul matters.

The relation of the soul to the body is like that of a house to its bricks. The soul is a principle of organisation, which governs the flesh and endows it with meaning. It is no more separable from the flesh than is the house from its bricks, even if the soul may survive the gradual replacement of every bodily part.

When it comes to desire, it's not a matter of avoiding desire, but rather learning to discern those desires that are helpful and necessary for your growth - those that serve your soul and help you continue to thrive - from those that do not.

In quietness the soul expands.

I've been influenced heavily by great soul artists. I see myself as a soul singer. I sing from my soul - I write from my soul.