Humor Archives - Spiritual Quotes https://spiritual-quotes.org/tag/humor/ Quotes for Any Occasion Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:54:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 The news isn’t all that good https://spiritual-quotes.org/love/the-news-isnt-all-that-good/ Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:55:18 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=1217 “Allow me to explain the good news my religion proclaims,” said the preacher. The master was all attention. “God is love. And God loves and rewards us forever if we observe God’s commandments.” “If?” said the master. “Then the news isn’t all that good, is it?” – Anthony de Mello

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]]> “Allow me to explain the good news my religion proclaims,” said the preacher.
The master was all attention.
“God is love. And God loves and rewards us forever if we observe God’s commandments.”
“If?” said the master. “Then the news isn’t all that good, is it?”

– Anthony de Mello

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]]> The metaphysician https://spiritual-quotes.org/spiritual-practice/metaphysician/ Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:55:44 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=1055 Metaphysician: A man who goes into a dark cellar at midnight without a light looking for a black cat that is not there. – Bowen of Colwood

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]]> Metaphysician: A man who goes into a dark cellar at midnight without a light looking for a black cat that is not there.

– Bowen of Colwood

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]]> The I that sees me https://spiritual-quotes.org/health/sees/ Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:49:35 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=1053 There was a young man who said ‘though It seems that I know that I know, What I would like to see Is the I that sees me When I know that I know that I know’. – Alan Watts

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]]> There was a young man who said ‘though
It seems that I know that I know,
What I would like to see
Is the I that sees me
When I know that I know that I know’.

– Alan Watts

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]]> The place which men avoid https://spiritual-quotes.org/wise-words/place-men-avoid/ Sun, 01 Jun 2014 21:41:32 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=1012 Heaven might be defined as the place which men avoid. – Thoreau

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]]> Heaven might be defined as the place which men avoid.

– Thoreau

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]]> Dandelions https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/dandelions/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:33:31 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=941 A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions. He tried every method he knew to get rid of them. Still they plagued him. Finally he wrote the department of agriculture. He enumerated all the things he had tried and closed his letter with the question: “What […]

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]]> A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions.
He tried every method he knew to get rid of them. Still they plagued him.

Finally he wrote the department of agriculture.
He enumerated all the things he had tried and closed his letter with the question:
“What shall I do now?”

In due course the reply came:
“We suggest you learn to love them.”

– Anthony de Mello

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]]> Not what it used to be https://spiritual-quotes.org/the-meaning-of-life/used/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:57:08 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=863 The future ain’t what it used to be. – Yogi Berra

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]]> The future ain’t what it used to be.

– Yogi Berra

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]]> Nothing’s going on https://spiritual-quotes.org/health/nothings-going/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:45:39 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=786 Watermelons and Zen students grow pretty much the same way. Long periods of sitting till they ripen and grow all juicy inside, but when you knock them on the head to see if they’re ready – sounds like nothing’s going on. – Peter Levitt

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]]> Watermelons and Zen students grow pretty much the same way.
Long periods of sitting till they ripen and grow all juicy inside,
but when you knock them on the head to see if they’re ready – sounds like nothing’s going on.

– Peter Levitt

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]]> Minds are like parachutes https://spiritual-quotes.org/wise-words/minds-like-parachutes/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:36:05 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=778 Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open. – Thomas Dewar

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]]> Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open.

– Thomas Dewar

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]]> Outrageously happy https://spiritual-quotes.org/happiness/outrageously-happy/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:39:09 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=683 The master never seemed to have his fill of gazing at his firstborn child. “What do you want him to be when he grows up?” someone asked. “Outrageously happy,” said the master. – Anthony de Mello

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]]> The master never seemed to have his fill of gazing at his firstborn child.

“What do you want him to be when he grows up?” someone asked.

“Outrageously happy,” said the master.

– Anthony de Mello

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]]> When he is as he was before he was https://spiritual-quotes.org/spiritual-practice/when-he-is-as-he-was-before-he-was/ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:21:52 +0000 https://spiritual-quotes.org/?p=610 Dhû-l-Nûn was asked, “What is the end of the mystic?” He answered, “When he is as he was where he was before he was.

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]]> Dhû-l-Nûn was asked, “What is the end of the mystic?”

He answered, “When he is as he was where he was before he was.

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