Quotes about Transformation

the Greek word meta-noia, which literally means to move "beyond the mind," is usually translated "repentance" and no longer points to its much deeper meaning.

To keep the mind space open, you need some form of meditative practice—something much more than saying prayers. In fact, if recitation of prayers does not lead to a change in consciousness, it is actually counterproductive.

Religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell; spirituality is for those who have been there.

Anne Wilson Schaef

The path to Christian perfection always runs across the collapse of our own moral efforts and self-established ideals.

one consistent and clear revelation in the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, it is that the God of Israel is the one who turns death into life (see Deuteronomy 32:39, Romans 4:17, 2 Corinthians 1:9). When we can trust the transformative pattern, when we can trust that God is in the suffering, our wounds become sacred wounds and the actual and ordinary life journey becomes itself the godly journey, trusting God to be in all things, especially

Self-emptiness prepares us for spiritual fullness.

In the godly, holy truths are conveyed by way of a taste; gracious men have a spiritual palate as well as a spiritual eye. Grace alters the spiritual taste.

Jesus did not come to die on the cross so that He could meet with us a couple of times a week. He came to be our life. This is our ultimate calling and purpose: for Jesus to be our life so that we can manifest the life and power that is found in Him.

we are product of our past but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.