21 Inspirational Spiritual Quotes That Will Brighten Your Life

Sometimes we all need a little boost. A desire to feel more connected to the great Universe, to each other and to our innate spiritual selves. Take a moment to enjoy some uplifting quotes, I hope some of them speak to your soul. 

1. Always say YES to the present moment. Surrender to what is. Say ‘yes’ to life and see how life starts suddenly working for you rather than against you. – Eckhart Tolle
2. Take time each day to do what makes your soul feel alive and happy – Adele Malone
3. Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know – Pema Chodrun
4. You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe. – Eckhart Tolle
5. When you realize there is no lacking, the whole world belongs to you. – Lau Tzu
6. Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. – Albert Einstein
7. Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life. – Eckhart Tolle
8. The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it. ― Henri J.M. Nouwen
9. You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. – Swami Vivekananda
10. Step out of the circle of time and into the circle of love. – Rumi
11. Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. – Denis Waitley
12. We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
13. Surrender is the most difficult thing in the world while you are doing it and the easiest when it is done. – Bhai Sahib
14. If you want others to be happy, practise compassion. If you want to be happy, practise compassion. – The Dalai Lama
15. It is not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather, our concern must be to live while we’re alive – to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and what we are. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
16. One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say, “I love you”, “I’m sorry”, “I appreciate you”, “I’m proud of you”…whatever you’re feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it…cause a smile today for someone else…and give plenty of hugs. ― Steve Maraboli
17. My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind. ― Albert Einstein
18. Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again. ― Joseph Campbell
19. You and your purpose in life are the same thing. Your purpose is to be you. ― George Alexiou
20. If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming that the universe will reward you for one thing and punish you for another. The universe has no fixed agenda. Once you make any decision, it works around that decision. There is no right or wrong, only a series of possibilities that shift with each thought, feeling, and action that you experience. If this sounds too mystical, refer again to the body. Every significant vital sign- body temperature, heart rate, oxygen consumption, hormone level, brain activity, and so on- alters the moment you decide to do anything… decisions are signals telling your body, mind, and environment to move in a certain direction.” ― Deepak Chopra
21. I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. ― St. Thomas Aquinas