Spirituality

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Spirituality is what takes us beyond religious practice to the purpose of religion: the awareness of the sacred in the mundane, the consciousness of God everywhere, in everyone.

Joan Chittister, Welcome to the Wisdom of the World and Its Meaning for You

Taking time

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Nothing really important in life is done instantaneously.  The instantaneous is about satisfaction, not about quality.

Joan Chittister, Welcome to the Wisdom of the World And Its Meaning for You

Awake

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“Tell us what you got from enlightenment,” the seeker said. “Did you become divine?”
“No, not divine,” the holy one said.
“Did you become a saint?”
“Oh dear, no,” the holy one said.
“Then what did you become?” the seeker asked.
And the holy one answered, “I became awake.”

From Welcome to the Wisdom of the World and Its Meaning for You: Universal Spiritual Insights Distilled from Five Religious Traditions by Joan Chittister