Quotes About Enlightenment

Short Quotes

...you were not sent into the world to dream of Heaven.

You were sent into the world to be of service to the world, to be of service of now a new world, a changing world, a challenging world, and yet a world that has the power to prompt greater human cooperation and to call forth a greater Knowledge that every person carries within them.

• The Voice of the Revelation (April 14, 2011)

God is not calling you to return to your heavenly state, but to enter into the world for the purpose that you have come.

• The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)

Long Quotes

There are no heroes to worship now, no individuals to deify, only greater responsibility to be assumed and a greater wisdom to be utilized.

There is no escape through personal enlightenment.

There is no running away.

There is no self-deception.

There is only greater resonance and responsibility, greater sacrifice and contribution.

That is what will save the world.

That is what will save humanity’s freedom and self-determination in a universe where freedom is rare and must be protected very carefully.

This is what will restore dignity to the individual and the ability to contribute something of greater power and significance, no matter what your circumstances may be.

Hear these words—not with your ideas, your beliefs or your contentions, but with your heart, your deeper nature.

For God can only speak to what God has created in you.

• The Recitation (April 1, 2011)

You cannot run away to God, for you were sent into the world to serve a world in need.

That is why the Presence is not a form of intoxication. It is not a grand escape. It is not ascending far beyond, never to return.

Why would God call you back to Heaven when great effort was made to bring you into the world?

• God’s Power & Presence in the World (April 23, 2011)

"There are many spiritual teachers in the world who will promise you abundance and enlightenment, fulfillment or spiritual powers, but there are very few of them that will teach you to build the foundation for living a greater life engaged in a greater set of activities and responsibilities. They are selling you on an idea, on a dream, on a hope and a wish. But in the real preparation, people have to work hard and build a foundation."

• Building the Four Pillars of Your Life, September 15, 2008