Desire Archives - Spiritual Quotes https://spiritual-quotes.org/tag/desire/ Quotes for Any Occasion Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:04:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Not what you can get https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/can-get/ Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:59:47 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=1057 Happiness depends on what you can give, not on what you can get. – Swami Chinmayananda

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]]> Happiness depends on what you can give, not on what you can get.

– Swami Chinmayananda

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]]> Over the ocean of non-being https://spiritual-quotes.org/loss/ocean-non/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 08:20:58 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=1043 The post Over the ocean of non-being appeared first on Spiritual Quotes.

]]> Quote on spirituality by Rumi

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]]> Beauty is not caused https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/beauty-caused/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:23:48 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=721 Beauty is not caused, – it is; Chase it and it ceases, Chase it not and it abides… – Emily Dickinson

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]]> Beauty is not caused, – it is;
Chase it and it ceases,
Chase it not and it abides…

– Emily Dickinson

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]]> For Thine own sake https://spiritual-quotes.org/spiritual-practice/thine-sake/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:59:14 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=653 O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty. – RÂBI‘A

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]]> O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell;
and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise;
but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.

– RÂBI‘A

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]]> The wise grows it under his feet https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/wise-grows-feet/ https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/wise-grows-feet/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:46:21 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=651 The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; The wise grows it under his feet. – James Oppenheim

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]]> The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance;
The wise grows it under his feet.

– James Oppenheim

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]]> https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/wise-grows-feet/feed/ 2 Nothing particular https://spiritual-quotes.org/wise-words/nothing-particular/ Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:30:37 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=432 Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don’t strive – just be ordinary. – Linji

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]]> Those who are nothing particular are noble people.
Don’t strive – just be ordinary.

– Linji

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]]> Everything is sufficient https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/everything-is-sufficient/ Sun, 07 Jul 2013 14:37:56 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=392 Without desire everything is sufficient. With seeking myriad things are impoverished. Plain vegetables can soothe hunger. A patched robe is enough to cover this bent old body. Alone I hike with a deer. Cheerfully I sing with village children. The stream under the cliff cleanses my ears. The pine on the mountain top fits my […]

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]]> Without desire everything is sufficient.
With seeking myriad things are impoverished.
Plain vegetables can soothe hunger.
A patched robe is enough to cover this bent old body.
Alone I hike with a deer.
Cheerfully I sing with village children.
The stream under the cliff cleanses my ears.
The pine on the mountain top fits my heart.

– Ryokan

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]]> The way is not difficult https://spiritual-quotes.org/spiritual-practice/the-way-is-not-difficult/ Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:48:55 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=307 The way is not difficult; only there must be no wanting or not wanting. – Chao-Chou

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]]> The way is not difficult;
only there must be no wanting or not wanting.

– Chao-Chou

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]]> Nearest to the gods https://spiritual-quotes.org/wise-words/nearest-to-the-gods/ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:52:28 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=209 Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods. – Socrates

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]]> Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods.

– Socrates

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]]> The greatest happiness https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/the-greatest-happiness/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:17:06 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=147 The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. – William Saroyan

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]]> The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.

– William Saroyan

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