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Devotion Quotes
"I am your earth if you want me to be. I am your sky if you want me to be. I am your sun if you want me to be. I am your world if you want me to be. I am your universe if you want me to be."
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"It's the same thing with faith, by the way." We don't want to get stuck having to go to services all the time, or having to follow all the rules. We don't want to commit to God. We'll take Him when we need Him, or when things are going good. But real commitment? That requires staying power---in faith and in marriage."And if you don't commit? I asked."Your choice. But you miss what's on the other side."What's on the other side?"Ah." He smiled, "A happiness you cannot find alone."
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"She was in awe of all his work. 'How do you do it?" she asked.He smiled and said, 'By loving you."
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"God almighty, Franny," he said. "If you're going to say the Jesus Prayer, at least say it to Jesus, and not to St. Francis and Seymour and Heidi's grandfather all wrapped up in one. Keep him in mind if you say it, and him only, and him as he was and not as you'd like him to have been."
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"Everything on this earth belongs to God and therefore the more your dedication draws you closer to him, the more you will draw closer to what God owns."
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"I wasn't even that lovable to begin with. I was a selfish ass, but somehow something I did made this man love me, deeply and without reservations. He knew things about me that I would die to keep secret. I trusted him more than I trusted anyone in my life. I mattered to him. He was suffering and I wanted it to stop. I wanted to see him happy. I loved him so much."
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"God doesn't want us to sit idle and simply enjoy His presence, he wants a close relationship with Him."
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"Not all people who inspire devotion are monsters."
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"Prayer and faith are bound together. Faith is the inspiration for prayer, and prayer is the expression of that faith."
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"Every time you look at me, you'll remember that I'm half his.""No." His hand came to the side of her face, his thumb wiping her tears. "You're all mine." His voice was deep and shaken. "Every hair on your head. Every part of you was made to be loved by me."
2
"Any father must finally give his child up to the wilderness and trust to the providence of God. It seems almost a cruelty for one generation to beget another when parents can secure so little for their children, so little safety, even in the best circumstances. Great faith is required to give the child up, trusting God to honor the parents' love for him by assuring that there will indeed be angels in that wilderness."
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"The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The morning prayer determines the day."
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"The praise and glorification of God doesn't exclusively spring from deep and untroubled understanding, it is in spite of " and even because of " deep and troubled circumstance."
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"Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity."
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"What is the difference between aradhana (worship) and bhajana (to be one with)? Aradhana (worship) means the attention will go over and over again there, and bhajana (oneness) means continuous engrossment. One is to do aradhana (worship) and bhajana (oneness) for only one's own Self; everything else will carry on naturally."
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"If you are focused on God, then all "mountains" are under your feet."
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"Anyone who wants a Prakruti (relative self) that brings worldly benefits, they should worship Mataji,the goddess mother. And those who want Moksha [ultimate liberation] should worship the Soul [Real Self]. Those who want both should worship both."
1
"You are a God among men and I am you're queen of hearts."
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"For Adam, screwed-up bonding thing or not, I'd wait forever."Really? he asked in a tone I'd never heard from him before. Softer. Vulnerable. Adam didn't do vulnerable."Really what? I asked."Despite the way our bond scares you, despite the way someone in the pack played you, you'd still have me?He'd been listening to my thoughts. This time it didn't bother me."Adam, I told him, "I'd walk barefoot over hot coals for you."
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"But it was hard, oh, it was hard. Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love--but sometimes it was so hard to love. Sometimes my heart was sinking so fast with anger, desolation, and weariness, I was afraid it would sink to the very bottom of the Pacific and I would not be able to lift it back up."
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"You cling on to the truth, no one in the world can shake your faith and devotion."
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"True devotion and humility is when you carelessly allow yourself to fall in love with things you consider will make you look inferior, which in essence, makes you superior."
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"Her heart did a slow roll in her chest. "I'm yours," she whispered. "For the duration." "Yes, but more than that, I'm yours," he said, quiet steel."
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"I said that i would try to win, but to win for her."
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"Luck plays no part in the divinity of the moment that is set to transpire and make two unite into one burning flame of eternal love."
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"She doesn't need the pack. She doesn't need me.I shot to my feet. "That's not true, I said hotly.He tilted his head a little, his eyes meeting mine. His eyes softened. "I misspoke, he said in a steady voice. "She doesn't need me to make sure she has enough food or a place to live-that is my privilege, but she doesn't need me to do that. She doesn't need me to keep her safe or to make her a whole person. She doesn't need me to do anything except love her. Which I do."
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"Love has an enormous spectrum of expression and impact. At the far end, it begins to unravel and move away from subjective experience and personal preference. It becomes pure intent, something that no longer tickles our desires, but fulfills the deeper needs of each circumstance we're in."
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"Temptations which accompany the working day will be conquered on the basis of the morning breakthrough to God. Decisions demanded by work become easier and simpler where they are made not in the fear of men but only in the sight of God. He wants to give us today the power which we need for our work."
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"Before you ask God to bless you, give Him a reason to."
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"We are both going to pray that we may live together all our lives and die the same day."
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"I pity the man who praises God only when things go his way."
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"I love you, Risa," he says. "Every last part of me."
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