71 Spiritual Growth Inspiring Quotes

In the fast-paced world we live in, finding moments of reflection and introspection can often be challenging. Yet, nurturing our spiritual growth remains a vital component of personal development and overall well-being. To guide you on this inner journey, we've curated a collection of the top 71 inspiring quotes. These words of wisdom, drawn from various spiritual traditions and philosophical insights, serve as gentle reminders to look inward, seek deeper connections, and cultivate a more profound understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Whether you find them enlightening, comforting, or transformative, these quotes aim to spark inspiration and empower your spiritual journey.

1. “Trying to eliminate worldly temptations only makes our spiritual growth limited.” - Toba Beta

2. “Simplify your life. You don't grow spiritual, you shrink spiritual.” - Steve Maraboli

3. “The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished.” - Steve Maraboli

4. “You don't have to strive to be right, because you of faith are made right.” - Deborah Brodie

5. “A man does not have to be an angel to be a saint.” - Albert Schweitzer

6. “we are affirming our trust that creation means well within us all, and that whatever painful growth and change may lie ahead, it is leading us to Life, not destruction” - Margaret Silf

7. “God descends to earth like fresh spring rain, and at every level his grace is received differently. For some it feels like love, for others like salvation. It feels like safety and warmth at one level, like coming home at another.” - Deepak Chopra

8. “If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!” - T. Harv Eker

9. “You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.” - Amit Ray

10. “One of the first things we learn from our teachers is discernment: the ability to tell truth from fiction, to know when we have lost our center and how to find it again. Discernment is also one of the last things we learn, when we feel our paths diverge and we must separate from our mentors in order to stay true to ourselves.” - Anne Hill

11. “Life is not worth living unless you live it for the One who gave you life.” - Anya vonderLuft

12. “Life is a gift, and should be cherished, lived and experienced. Though experience often reveals itself as pain in this world, it is still purposeful, it still has its place in the evolution of our spirit.” - Michael Poeltl

13. “Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours.” - Shannon Alder

14. “God has such gladness every time he sees from heaven that a sinner is praying to Him with all his heart, as a mother has when she sees the first smile on her baby's face.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

15. “Love is all that awaits you.” - Howard Falco

16. “According to esoteric teachings power flows with thought and what we think about is what we actually value with our personal power. When you value matter more than spirit, you lose touch with your higher power, it's as simple as that.” - Shaeri Richards

17. “We work very hard to have what Buddha gave up to become enlightened. Does that mean we are benighted?” - Rohan and Mohan Perera (World of Ro and Mo)

18. “Jesus calls us to his rest, and meekness is His method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort.” - A. W. Tozer

19. “It is the darkness that makes the light visible, and not the other way around.” - Nancy Venable Raine

20. “The only thing better than a happy Heart is a clear mind to keep it pumping. Cleanse yourself from within and you’re bound to win.” - Stabley Victor Paskavich

21. “The singing Sun the signing moon the singing stars and the singing galaxies are the direct expression of the divine word AUM.” - Amit Ray

22. “We stand before a burning bush whenever other human beings share with us something of their relationship with God or something of the movements of their hearts. In such moments may we always realize that we stand on holy ground” - Margaret Silf

23. “You are exactly who you need to be in this moment. Don't begrudge that or justify it.” - Jennifer Mclean

24. “Addressing the concept of man made additions to the faith - “These additions-standards, practices, and allegiances supposedly created for our spiritual benefit-have had the opposite effect.” - Ed Galisewski

25. “What fire does not destroy, it hardens” - Oscar Wilde

26. “Your inner strength is your outer foundation” - Allan Rufus

27. “As soon as you stop making everyone else responsible for your happiness, the happier you’ll be.” - Nina Guilbeau

28. “Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.” - Bernard Branson

29. “You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was.” - Anthon St. Maarten

30. “A misleading perception or false belief is increasingly being perpetuated that the unconscious or the intuitive is all that really matters in any spiritual endeavor, and that the conscious, rational, logical, analytical mind is the mortal enemy of spiritual awareness and soul growth.” - Anthon St. Maarten

31. “Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.” - Marianne Williamson

32. “God expects you to have the mentality of a conqueror. See yourself as a victor in Christ Jesus, and go about life with a holy swagger!” - Pedro Okoro

33. “God has the most incredible, unimaginable, inconceivable, and indescribable intention and design for your life.” - Pedro Okoro

34. “Life is like a sandwich!Birth as one slice,and death as the other.What you put in-between the slices is up to you.Is your sandwich tasty or sour?Allan Rufus.org” - Allan Rufus

35. “Pastors are starting to get wily. When people tell my friend, 'I'm not being fed,' he replies, 'I'm prefectly happy to spoon feed my one-year-old. But if I'm still spoon-feeding him when he's five, we've got a problem. Here's a fork. Feed yourself.” - Jonathan Acuff

36. “Our faith is watered and we flourish when we reach out to others in love. We think good times and comfort will make us happy. But history shows that the people who are filled with the most joy and contentment are those who reach out to others-despite tough times” - Laurie Kehler

37. “There can be no substitute for a personal study of the Word of God! Daily devotionals, Bible commentaries, and recorded messages by anointed preachers and teachers are wonderful and useful. However, they cannot take the place of the Word of God. They must not replace a time of personal study of the Word. Every Christian individual must study and meditate upon the Word for him or herself. Nobody can do that for anyone else.” - Pedro Okoro

38. “By the anointing of the Holy Spirit, anybody who is afflicted by any phobia can be set free.” - Pedro Okoro

39. “I loved Enso Roshi’s teachings. I loved learning about life. I loved life. It was a good thing to feel. I loved life, and I loved learning, and I was still learning. I was not, yet, done. At the end of our journeys, there would be an end to the journey. Maybe. If I was lucky. If providence shone down upon me gently. I would find love. I would find acceptance. Complete love. Complete acceptance. I would know, that the self, is an illusion. I would come to enlightenment, but that would also mean, there would be no ‘I’ there. I would realize that the ‘I’ was an illusion, all along, just like some great dream. This is what the wise sages say, the great teachings, the mystical teachings, not only from the East, but also from the West. The Gospel of Saint Thomas. Thomas Merton. Thomas, like I was Thomas, and also doubting, the main reasons I’d chosen the name. If nothing else, it was lovable, just as it is. My life. Even the parts I didn’t love, could I love them? The struggles. It was all part of the journey, and would I not look back fondly on this, at some time? Look at how arduous and sincere I’d been. Look at how worried I’d been. Look at how insecure I’d been. Look at how I’d struggled. Trying to find my way. Would I not look back upon myself, affectionately and fondly and with love?” - T. Scott McLeod

40. “Strength does not come in those times when you hit the mark; it comes in those times when you strive to but miss.” - Deborah Brodie

41. “Don't Believe Everything You Think!” - Robert Fulghum

42. “Until we look from the bottom up we have nothing.” - Sue Monk Kidd

43. “it’s more important to struggle with a question than to come up with an answer.” - Dr. Edward Shirley

44. “If I had created myself, I would be taller, blond, and more well endowed, financially. I would have cast out spiders and bad-hair days. Therefore, and hence, I believe strongly in a Creator who not only gave me the gift, but the free will to create my own journey through life.” - Audrey Conn

45. “A psychic reading is not just about career opportunities, good fortune or meeting tall, dark strangers. It is a sacred portal to manifesting your true destiny.” - Anthon St. Maarten

46. “In wishing to know ourselves fully, we must forget our quest for gain and seek only completion. At a certain point in our development, we no longer even seek to become Mystic, Magister, Sorcerer, or Witch: we seek only our own perfection in the wholeness of our Will, in the joining of light with dark and strength with love. We are varied and gorgeous yet pure of heart. Our aim is this: to know ourselves and to know the world.” - T Thorn Coyle

47. “Our eternal spiritual self is more real than anything we perceive in this physical realm, and has a divine connection to the infinite love of the Creator.” - Eben Alexander

48. “Everything that seemingly happens externally is occurring in order to trigger something within us, to expand us and take us back to who we truly are.” - Anita Moorjani

49. “When we live completely from the mind over a period of time, we lose touch with the infinite self, and then we begin to feel lost. This happens when we'are in doing mode all the time, rather than being . The latter means letting ourselves be who and what we are without judgment. Being doesn't mean that we don't do anything. It's just that our actions stem from following our emotions and feelings while staying present in the moment. Doing, on the other hand, is future focused, with the mind creating a series of tasks that take us from here to there in order to achieve a particular outcome, regardless of our current emotional state.” - Anita Moorjani

50. “The ripple that travels across water does not begin on its own. In order to create positive change one must act upon the intention. Creating a new idea is simple, but is just the beginning. Manifesting an idea into our perceived reality, the physical world, requires action to begin and diligence to maintain, just like any habit that already exists” - Gary Hopkins

51. “Even an expert has room to improve, grow and learn a little more. All the great masters teach this. For this reason, never allow an expert’s ‘opinion’ to limit you in any way, whether it is with your intellect, accomplishments or illness and disease” - Gary Hopkins

52. “A compulsive external search only leads us to the interpretation of another’s path. True identity and sustained harmony can only be achieved by turning inward, and it is there that you will find every answer that you need to step into enlightenment” - Gary Hopkins

53. “Enlightenment is nothing more than moments of self-awareness. Don’t let cultural spiritual hierarchy intimidate you into the mindset of unworthiness. You are divine already, you just need to realize and accept it” - Gary Hopkins

54. “To be whole simply requires paying attention to oneself” - Gary Hopkins

55. “Things do not happen to us… They happen because of us” - Gary Hopkins

56. “Negativity is a debilitating disease. It is a slow and painful way to experience life. It attacks the immune system, creates anxiety, and can lead to loneliness and depression. Finding your inner harmony is the quickest way to alleviate the methodical destruction of this dark energy” - Gary Hopkins

57. “Sometimes we fall into the negative so deeply that we do not realize our first instinctive reaction to everything is to think negatively or to "look" for the bad in every situation. The phrase "too good to be true" directly comes from this aspect of ourselves. To be cautious can be good in certain situations, but to dismiss every interaction or idea to the possibility of "bad things happening" puts us in a place where the beautiful or the divine never gets a chance to fully blossom. Mind your thoughts carefully, as you are the only one who can allow happiness to thrive in your life” - Gary Hopkins

58. “Taking part in your own creation is as simple as changing your mind. The way you think literally creates your everyday reality. Obsessive and negative thinking fosters a negative or even hostile lifestyle. Positive and constructive thoughts create happiness and contentment in the same manor. The fortunate thing for us is that the frequency wave of a positive thought far exceeds that of a negative one, so even if we suffer through a bout of depression or anger, a few positive thoughts can easily reverse the damage we have created in ourselves” - Gary Hopkins

59. “We are all Masters. Every thought, word, and action creates our individual reality from one moment to the next. Each individual’s creation, combines to form a shared reality that we all experience…. Consciousness. Being Masters requires us to take responsibility and great care in all that we do, so that the greater, combined consciousness is not hindered by our individual limitations. As Masters, we all have the ability to create, and live in Nirvana. Actively engaging in this personal responsibility, gives each of us the power to live harmoniously as well as to contribute positive re-enforcement to the greater Consciousness that we all share” - Gary Hopkins

60. “Allowing attachments to people/things create a compulsive addiction in us to be controlling. This “control” (fueled by fear of loss) fools us into a false sense of security and love. At first glance, it is common to confuse the idea of Conscious Detachment with non-feeling or being cold, however learning this skill is a giant leap towards enlightenment. When you consciously detach from an object or a loved one, you empower them to exist at their potential. From this perspective, just being in their presence fosters feelings of love and admiration that far exceed any relationship that is limited with expectations, confinement and control” - Gary Hopkins

61. “The smallest component of the human molecule is a vibration - the equivalent to a musical note. Taking the time to learn more self-awareness at this level creates life experiences beyond that of all the greatest symphonies ever heard” - Gary Hopkins

62. “When you take a moment to peel back the layers of time and space in your current state of perception, you soon begin to realize the true nature of the self and it's reality. Increasing your self-awareness naturally fosters compassion and integrity in all actions and attitudes towards oneself and others” - Gary Hopkins

63. “Think the highest thought you can think,Feel into it, then expand it.Do this every morning.” - Blythe Ayne

64. “See it, learn it, do it ALL.” - Jamie McCall

65. “Loneliness is a condition of energetic imbalance. As with all human conditions it is an illusion, albeit a very debilitating one if left unchecked. The key to overcoming any imbalance is to open your awareness to it, and then simply observe it. By observing the imbalance, the anguish of the emotional aspect dissipates allowing a new perspective to emerge, which ultimately has a smoothing effect on the imbalance itself. A focused mind over a short period of time can conquer any energetic imbalance… even loneliness” - Gary Hopkins

66. “Never allow dogmatic interpretations of Karma to keep you from defending what is right or just. You must accept the reality that on occasion, you may very well be the proper instrument of this cosmic force.” - Gary Hopkins

67. “Sometimes you just gotta wear the tinfoil hat.” - Gary Hopkins

68. “The greatest asset to the human experience is the ability to navigate one’s emotions. By practicing the skill of detachment, one can successfully step back from the potentially destructive and tune into the purely positive” - Gary Hopkins

69. “We must empower our weak to be strong, and teach our strong to be compassionate. This will open a door to oneness.” - Gary Hopkins

70. “When a bully is held accountable for his actions, his future actions will change. Bad behavior only continues for those who allow it.” - Gary Hopkins

71. “Unfortunately, fact checking has become a lost art” - Gary Hopkins