The Soul Quotes

“This fire that we call Loving is too strong for human minds. But just right for human souls.”
― Aberjhani, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

“Compassion crowns the soul with its truest victory.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath.”
― Kouta Hirano

“Just above our terror, the stars painted this story
in perfect silver calligraphy. And our souls, too often
abused by ignorance, covered our eyes with mercy.”
― Aberjhani, I Made My Boy Out of Poetry

“Time (again, Time) like the soul, wears many faces, many bodies and climates and attitudes. The past is one face, the present a second and the future yet another.”
― Aberjhani, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

“If death, said my father, reasoning with himself, is nothing but the separation of the soul from the body;--and if it is true that people can walk about and do their business without brains,--then certes the soul does not inhabit there.”
― Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

“La beauté séduit la chair pour obtenir la permission de passer jusqu'à l'âme.”
― Simone Weil, La Pesanteur et la Grâce

“The Soul is ineffable, therefore true Soul Mates are Indescribably Connected."-Author Serena Jade”
― Serena Jade, Charismatic Connection: The Authentic Soul Mate Experience

“It is often said that what sets Shakespeare apart is his ability to illuminate the workings of the soul and so on, and he does that superbly, goodness knows, but what really characterizes his work - every bit of it, in poems and plays and even dedications, throughout every portion of his career - is a positive and palpable appreciation of the transfixing power of language. A Midsummer Night's Dream remains an enchanting work after four hundred years, but few could argue that it cuts to the very heart of human behaviour. What it does is take, and give, a positive satisfaction in the joyous possibilities of verbal expression.”
― Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage

“Can infinity have parts? What is meant by parts of infinity? If you reason it out, you will find that it is impossible. Infinity cannot be divided, it always remains infinite. If it could be divided, each part would be infinite. And there cannot be two infinites. Suppose there were, one would limit the other, and both would be finite. Infinity can only be one, undivided. Thus the conclusion will be reached that the infinite is one and not many, and that one Infinite Soul is reflecting itself through thousands and thousands of mirrors, appearing as so many different souls. It is the same Infinite Soul, which is the background of the universe, that we call God. The same Infinite Soul also is the background of the human mind which we call the human soul.”
― Swami Vivekananda, Practical Vedanta

“The soul is life, it never touches death. Death is its illusion, its impression, death comes to something which it holds, not to the soul itself. The soul becomes accustomed to identify itself with the body it adopts, with the environment which surrounds it, with the names by which it is known, with its rank and possessions, which are only the outward signs that belong to the world of illusion. The soul absorbed in its childlike fancies, in things that it values and to which it gives importance, and in the beings to which it attaches itself, blinds itself by the veils of its illusion. Thus it covers its own truth with a thousand veils from its own eyes.”
― Hazrat Inayat Khan, The Heart of Sufism: Essential Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan

“The finger of the atheists' own divinity, Reason, wrote on the wall the appalling judgments that there is no God; that the universe is only matter in spontaneous motion; and, most grievous word of all, that what men call their souls die with the death of the body, as music dies when the strings are broken.”
― John Morley, Diderot and the encyclopædists, by John Viscount Morley. Volume v.2 1923 [Leather Bound]

“Any vision of God places man before the necessity of self-determination in relation to Him. In essence our every action inevitably either approaches us to God or, on the contrary, distances us from Him. Hence, every venture is effected in what is termed divine fear. The soul fears not only deeds that are patently wrong but thoughts, too, that may grieve the Holy Spirit, Whom she has come to love. The distance between us and God is inexpressibly vast. We recognise we are unworthy of the Holy of holies. The hear grieves, wearied and oppressed to see herself so destitute. We do no understand immediately that this very phenomenon signals the start of an advance towards God.”
― Sophrony Sakharov, On Prayer

“We choose our parents; they do not choose us.”
― Jack Freestone

“Mystical union is distinctive and specific to one's own tradition and experience. Yet, while each experience is unique, it is also inherently universal.”
― James C. Harrington, Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern: A Once and Future Meeting of Rumi, Meister Eckhart, and Moses de León in Medieval Venice

“The realized soul is the only one who can reveal the truth and origin of God to another soul seeking God, because only the one who comes from God can reach God in the state of realization.”
― Aiyaz Uddin

“Our parents do not choose us, we choose them.”
― Jack Freestone

“The oldest Vedantic school, Advaita [‘Not two’], represents an extreme and purist position in arguing that Brahman alone is real. The self and the world are within Brahman, with any apparent difference arising from illusion [maya] and ignorance [avidya]. It is as with a rope, which seems to be a snake, or a seashell, which seems to be of silver. This world is like the foam on the sea, or a peacock’s egg, created simply for play [lila]. Since Brahman is all, Brahman is without attributes. When the mind, which is given to maya, tries to conceive of Brahman, it sees Ishvara in one of his many forms. If certain Upanishadic statements appear to be theistic, it is because their author (nominally, Brahman) is catering to his audience. Only in deep sleep, when we are no longer dreaming, might we experience something of the formlessness of Brahman. We are then pure, disengaged consciousness, like the sun after it has set. This is the experience of disembodied Atma, of death, of home.”
― Neel Burton, Indian Mythology and Philosophy: The Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Kama Sutra… And How They Fit Together

“There are two major problems I can see with the idea of putting a computer chip inside a human brain: The first is that our thoughts and memories are no longer private. They will be accessible and hackable. Secrets will be a thing of the past. Thought crimes will be a reality, and the prosecutors will have concrete evidence. Secondly, on reincarnation the soul could become trapped inside an entity which is part machine and part human. What happens when the soul is unable to leave the body is a complete unknown, and surely also open to nefarious manipulation.”
― Jack Freestone

“Climb the highest mountains. Embark on a journey that nourishes your soul with the nutrients of courage.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“Feed your soul with nourishment. Embark on a hiking adventure and be transformed in the process. The mountains have a way of evoking a sense of fulfilment.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“Pray for your soul that you will not die on the inside when agonizing mountains show up. Pray for strength to climb high and overcome.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“Quiet as they are, the mountains speak in a special language that the physical being cannot understand, which the soul comprehends.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“There are mountains filled with beauty in this world, and they are there for you to enjoy. Soak in their splendour, breathe in their crisp air, and let their tranquillity calm your soul.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“There will be mountains that shake your soul and test your mettle. That is why you need to trust the God of Heaven, your rock and your fortress in times of trouble.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“Train for the race. Do not be afraid of the mountains ahead. Let your body and soul keep moving with grace.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“When you climb mountains, the depth of your soul roars with uncontainable energy. It is a reflection of your indomitable spirit.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“When your soul is faint, do not be afraid; go to the secret place, climb the mountains, and pray. There is a God who guides each step ahead. A God who lifts your spirit high when hope feels dead. In His presence, you will find a fountain of grace. A shelter for day to day.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“You are doing the right thing, climbing those mountains. The more you keep climbing, the more your soul will find healing.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“You may not have wings to fly, but dare to climb those mountains. As you journey ahead, let your soul find peace in the valleys, where beauty and serenity await.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World