Inspirational and Spiritual Quotes by James Redfield

\”You can not force Spirituality; people must discover it for themselves.\”

\”We know that life is really about a spiritual unfolding that is personal and enchanting, an unfolding that no science or philosophy or religion has yet fully clarified.\”

“The universe is energy, energy that responds to our expectations.”

\”The thought of both East and West (philosophies) can indeed be integrated into a higher truth. They show us that the West is correct in maintaining that life is about progress about evolving toward something higher. The East is also correct in emphasizing that we must let go of control of the ego. We can\’t progress by using logic alone. We have to attain a fuller consciousness, an inner connection with God, because only then can our evolution toward something better be guided by a higher part of ourselves.\”

\”We must intentionally ask to connect with the Divine inside of us.\”

\”We break through, to experience a moment that seems to move us past our usual level of consciousness and taste the ultimate connection. Sometimes, this event comes through a “spiritual practice.” It could be a peak experience at a house of worship, or through prayer, meditation, music, communing with nature or a host of other points of entry. In this experience, we receive a “fast forward” step-up in our sense of well-being, peace, even blissfulness, along with a greater sense of knowing and wisdom. This is a deep emotion of love as described by prophets and saints throughout history.  It seems to be a “foretelling” experience that convinces us, even more, that spiritual consciousness is real and provides a look ahead to the levels of awareness – the ultimate goal of spiritual evolution.\”

“For half a century now, a new consciousness has been entering the human world, a new awareness that can only be called transcendent, spiritual. If you find yourself reading this book, then perhaps you already sense what is happening, already feel it inside. It begins with a heightened perception of the way our lives move forward. We notice those chance events that occur at just the right moment and bring forth just the right individuals, to suddenly send our lives in a new and important direction. Perhaps more than any other people in any other time, we intuit higher meaning in these mysterious happenings. Once we do understand what is happening, how to engage this allusive process and maximize its occurrence in our lives, human society will take a quantum leap into a whole new way of life.  A life that realizes the best of our traditions and creates the culture that has been the goal of history all along.\”

\”The following story is offered toward this new understanding. If it touches you, if it brings awareness to something that you perceive in life, then pass it on to another.  For I think our new awareness of the spiritual is expanding in exactly this way, no longer through hype nor fad, but personally, through a kind of positive psychological contagion among people.\”

\”All that any of us has to do is suspend our doubts and distractions just long enough… and miraculously, this reality can be our own.”

\”Together, with the perspective of how those before us viewed the world, we can shape another historical era of inspirational life for generations to come.\”

“We must assume every event has significance and contains a message that pertains to our questions…this especially applies to what we used to call bad things…the challenge is to find the silver lining in every event, no matter how negative.”

\”SYNCHRONICITY is the entry point, the measure of whether we\’re connected spiritually. These “meaningful coincidences” are tiny miracles steering us toward the good life. They’re always seeking first to wake us up. Then to allow ourselves to be guided by a spiritual connection — and the unfolding of our intended destiny. The secret is to remind ourselves first thing in the morning to watch for these magical moments.\”

“I don\’t think that anything happens by coincidence… No one is here by accident… Everyone who crosses our path has a message for us. Otherwise, they would have taken another path, or left earlier or later. The fact that these people are here means that they are here for some reason\”…”

\”All that any of us has to do is suspend our doubts and distractions just long enough… and miraculously, this reality can be our own.”

“By seeing the beauty in every face we lift others into their wisest self and increase the chances of hearing a Synchronistic message.”

\”Learn to slow down and perceive the mysterious events and opportunities that happen in life. We call them coincidences, but if we look closely we see they are meaningful. They bring us just the right information at just the right time to extend our careers, relationships, and growth. These events feel destined in some way, as though the world is set up to help us make a better life, work through our problems, and reach our dreams – if we just pay attention.”

“Sudden, spontaneous eye contact is a sign that two people should talk.”

\”Setting a field for synchronicity is a matter of putting yourself in a particular state of mind. It is easy to think about synchronicity intellectually, but unless you enter the state of mind where your prayer-field will help, all you will do is glimpse the coincidences every once in a while. In some situations, that is enough, and you will be led forward for a time, but eventually you will lose your direction. The only way to establish a constant flow of synchronicity is to stay in a state where your prayer field keeps this blow moving toward you–a state of conscious alertness.\”

“Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. First we have a question, then dreams, daydreams, and intuitions lead us toward the answers, which usually are synchronistically provided by the wisdom of another human being.”

\”I try not to recommend too many books, frankly, because I think there\’s a certain synchronicity that happens when people discover books.\”

“Once we are Spiritually connected, relationships can then be developed around true interest and compatibility, without involving a need for security.  Disagreements are liberated to be resolved around compromise, clarity and intuitive knowing.\”

\”The issue of control dramas goes all the way back to the root of existential struggles of humanity. That is why it is a Spiritual issue. We seek power and control over other people because of the energy and security it brings to us.\”

\”In reality, there are no enemies; we\’re all souls in growth, waking up.”

\”If we are very mindful and catch ourselves every time, we begin our Control Drama, eventually, our Control Drama falls away completely. Now, through giving, we can move forward Synchronistically in freedom — ready to experience even more extraordinary moments of God\’s connection.\”

“When love first happens, the individuals are giving each other energy unconsciously and both people feel buoyant and elated. That\’s the incredible high we call being ‘in love.’ Unfortunately, once they expect this feeling to come from another person, they cut themselves off from the energy in the universe and begin to rely even more on the energy from each other. –Only now there doesn’t seem to be enough, and so they stop giving each other energy and fall back into their dramas. They attempt to control one another so that they force the other’s energy their way.”

“We humans have always sought to increase our personal energy in the only manner we have known, by seeking to psychologically steal it from the other.  It is this unconscious competition that underlies all the human conflict in the world.”

“I could see the two sides hardening, their feelings intensifying, as both began to think the other not just wrong, but hideous, venal… in a league with the devil himself.”

“In other words we humans seek to outwit and control each other not just because of some tangible goal in the outside world that we\’re trying to achieve, but because of a lift we get psychologically. This is the reason we see so many irrational conflicts in the world- both at the individual level and the level of nations.”

“that horrible acts are caused, in part, by our very tendency to assume that some people are naturally evil.”

“We humans always seem to take a manipulative posture. No matter what the particulars of the situation or the subject matter, we prepare ourselves to say whatever we want in order to prevail in the conversation. Each of us seeks to find some way to control and thus to remain on top in the encounter. If we are successful, or our viewpoint prevails, then rather than feel weak, we receive a psychological boost.”

“It\’s not that they knew what you were doing exactly. They could feel what you were feeling, and as the lie you were contemplating brought you down, they felt the drain themselves, and thus became more confused and unclear. —That was an unconscious signal to them that something was wrong, and that you were probably up to no good. So they backed away.”

“Because blaming our behavior on forces outside ourselves is a way of avoiding responsibility.”

\”Our relationships are the spice of life; the training area for us to hold our relationship with God.\”

“Where Attention goes Energy flows; Where Intention goes Energy flows!”

\”You will be able, not to just experience energy occasionally, but to maintain it at higher levels.\”

\”When we dislike someone or feel threatened, the natural tendency is to find something we dislike about the person, something that irritates us. Unfortunately, when we do this–instead of seeing the deeper beauty of the person and giving them energy–we take energy away and actually do them harm. All they know is that they suddenly feel less beautiful and less confident, and it is because we sapped their energy.”

“…The human perception of this energy first begins with a heightened sensitivity to beauty.”

“The things that we perceive as beautiful may be different, but the actual characteristics we ascribe to beautiful objects are similar. Think about it. When something strikes us as beautiful, it displays more presence and sharpness of shape and vividness of color, doesn\’t it? It stands out. It shines. It seems almost iridescent compared to the dullness of other objects less attractive.”

“Remember to stop as often as necessary to re-connect your energy. Stay full, stay in a state of love. Remember that once you achieve the state of love, nothing nor anyone can pull more energy from you that you can replace. In fact, the energy flowing out of you creates a current that pulls energy into you at the same rate. You can never run out. But you must stay conscious of this process in order for it to work. This is especially important when you interact with people.”

“…the basic stuff of the universe, at its core, is looking like a kind of pure energy that is malleable to human intention and expectation in a way that defies our old mechanistic model of the universe. –It is as though our expectation itself causes our energy to flow out into the world and affect other energy systems.”

“It\’s like there is a huge balance scale in the sky, weighing the relative strength of two opposing fields of Influence. One side represents those opening to a higher personal spirituality, and thus acting to lift others into that consciousness. The other side of the scale represents those who are still stuck in fear and anger, who are acting to pull people down into a simmering, untruthful fear, and rage.\” The statement hit me hard. That meant there was a contagion from both sides, and the balance shifted daily depending on how consistently those in Alignment could hold their truth with others.”

\”Energy doesn\’t come to us so much from the things around us–although we can absorb energy directly from some plants and sacred sites. Sacred energy comes from our connection to the divine inside us.\”

“We can become inspired to shape a higher, more ideal future, and when we do, miracles happen.”

\”There is no such thing as a problem, without a gift for you in its hands.\”

\”If we pay attention, we can find a greater life, no matter what our circumstances are.  If you tune into the meaningful coincidences in your life and you discover and then follow your intuition, you will find there is a door of opportunity for a greater life for you.  You can not be a victim and discover this. You have to find a way out of whatever circumstance you\’re in by believing these practices of faith will work.

“Inspiration is what keeps us well.”

“Once you learn what life is about, there is no way to erase that knowledge. If you try to do something else with your life, you will always sense that you are missing something.”

\”How extraordinary is it, that God draws your interest with dreams and desires, all to move you in His perfect direction.\”

“Sexual union is a holy moment in which a part of Heaven flows into the Earth.”

“When each expects the other to live in his or her world, to always be there to join in his or her chosen activities, an ego battle inevitably develops.”

“This is [her] soul group.’
What do you mean?’
It’s a group of souls with whom she resonates closely.”

\”We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships.\”

\”Remember that people self-correct in relationships. Just express how you feel and what you perceive. Do not argue your point of view- communicate it. The higher self will sense what\’s true and shift accordingly.\”

\”We must adopt an addition ethic toward others, which enhances our attitude of giving, as we communicate. We must actively “uplift” others by visualizing an expression of a higher connected consciousness in their eyes and on their face… As a result, not only is the person lifted into a greater level of experience, but they are more likely to intuit some message they have for us.\”

“Loving and energizing others is the best possible thing we can do for ourselves.”

“If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position… to make all the difference in the world.”

“Apparently, before we are born, each of us experiences a vision of what our life can be, complete with reflections on our parents and our tendencies to engage in particular control dramas, even how we might work through these dramas with these parents and go on to be prepared for what we want to accomplish.”

“The course of human history reveals a deep existential anxiety. We created a request for science so that we could identify our spiritual nature.  People began to turn to practical observation rather than relying on their inborn knowledge and its reasoning.  This facilitated the dawn of the Modern Age.\”

\”I could see clearly that this growing hostility was an empty defense, coming not from intention, but from the Fear.”

\”If you\’ve ever walked a mile into a virgin forest – a deep forest where trees have been uncut – the energy is totally different from the shopping mall.\”

“The reality of the Life Review is becoming part of our everyday understanding. We know that after death, we have to look at our lives again, and we’re going to agonize over every missed opportunity, over every case in which we failed to act. This knowledge assists in our determination, to pursue every intuitive image that comes to mind, and keep it firmly in an awareness. We’re living life in a more deliberate way. We don’t want to miss a single important event. We don’t want the pain of looking back later and realizing that we blew it, that we failed to make the right decisions.”

“The awareness begins with a feeling of restlessness—an inner urging to find more meaning in life. As we respond to this inner prompting, we begin to notice the “chance coincidences”—strange Synchronistic events in our life. We begin to realize that some underlying process is operating our life.”

“Because, again, very often your attitude about why an accident or illness has happened has an effect on your recuperation.”

“History is not just the evolution of technology; it is the evolution of thought.”

“We\’re finally becoming aware of a process that has been unconscious since human experience began. From the start, humans have perceived a Birth Vision, and then after birth have gone unconscious, aware of only the vaguest of intuitions. At first in the early day of human history, the distance between what we intended and what we actually accomplished was very great and then, over time, the distance has closed. Now we\’re the verge of remembering everything.”

\”If we knock on the door until it opens, not taking no for an answer, our lives will be transformed as we step up into a higher awareness.\”

“With that, everything was suddenly thrown into greater relief, a kind of super three-dimensionality that enhanced the presence and realness of everything in my perceptual field, from the small insects close to my face all the way to the galaxy of stars behind the moon. I was looking at everything from the larger perspective of the entire Universe.”

“As if pulled by my growing sense of beauty, I then felt myself expand at the emotional level into a profound feeling of love and Connection with everything around me. Something in the area of my heart burst outward, and I knew without a doubt that I was now home and cared for, and absolutely—I couldn\’t believe it—Protected.”

“creatures smart enough and unlucky enough to have figured out we’re alive, and we’re going to die without ever knowing any purpose. We can pretend all we want, and we can wish all we want, but that basic existential fact remains—we can’t know.”

“How many people do you know who are obsessed with their work, who are type A or have stress-related diseases and who can’t slow down? They can’t slow down because they use their routine to distract themselves, to reduce life to only its practical considerations. And they do this to avoid recalling how uncertain they are about why they live.”

\”Once you learn the true purpose for your life, there is no way to erase the knowledge. If you try to do something else with your life, you will always sense you are missing something.\”

\”As we embrace a continuous experience of Synchronicity, millions of individuals will be unleashed to follow their destinies — and we will all find a place in the working world that needs to be freed from corruption. In this way, all the institutions of life are moved toward a perfect level of functioning. Capitalism itself, business at every level, food production, the problems of poverty, chemical pollution, and Government regulation will all become more enlightened.\”

“the truth we have to tell and the things we have to do are much too unique to fit into a usual job setting.”

\”Humanity is waking up from a materialistic worldview and moving into a new view that recognizes \”spiritual design.\” This design rewards an attitude of \”helping others\” and \”making the world better.\” When we adopt this new world view, our soul\’s dream of a mission comes to us, and we are moved toward this destiny by near miraculous \”Intuitions and Synchronistic Flow.\”

\”The Universe is not a dead, uncaring place. It is an energetically connected environment that is spiritually designed to bring our best dreams into fruition. All we have to do is align our lives with the Universe\’s ruling principal: GIVING.\”

“Tithing is a way to right the ship quickly. Instead of spending every dime, deny yourself a little and save ten percent of your income one month. Then just wait for an intuition of whom to give it to. You\’ll get one. Someone who needs an angel will cross your path, and you\’ll get the thrill of having the means to be of service. And again, it will just accelerate the flow of help coming back to you. You\’ll get more opportunities to be successful.”

“…Dreams come to tell us something about our lives that we are missing.”

\”One of my teachers once said, the way you know you\’re on the right path is that it works. Now, that doesn\’t mean you don\’t run into blocks and brick walls, but it does mean that you can find a way around them or find a way to change yourself or your project in order to find the flow again and have it work.\”

\”There\’s a destiny for every person. There is a force in this world, and once we step into it, the opens doors for us, and gives us a sense of purpose….the greatest life there is, in my view.\”

\”Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. First we have a question, then dreams, daydreams, and intuitions lead us toward the answers, which are usually provided by the wisdom of another human being, Sychronistically.\”

\”We notice images or feelings that begin to clarify where our personal Synchronicity is taking us; what our \”Life Direction\” might be. This could fall within any area of human endeavor–from relationships to finding passion in a career. It is usually a vague glimpse of our future destiny, one that invokes in us a heightened sense of inspiration and fulfillment.\”

\”The key to staying in the highest state of creativity, especially as it relates to our prayer power, is to stay connected and blissful.  We will actively send energy into the world, helping to bring everyone into their Spiritual connection.\”

\”You will learn that at higher levels of energy, our fields of prayer act very quickly to bring us exactly what we expect. If we fear, it brings to us what we fear. If we hate, it brings us more of what we hate. Thankfully, when we go into these negative expectations, our prayer-fields collapse rather quickly because we lose our connection with the divine and are no longer out-flowing love. But a fear expectation can still be powerful. That is why you must monitor your expectations carefully and set you field consciously.\”

Prayer of Application to the Holy Spirit:
\”Holy Spirit who solves all problems, who lights all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life, you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things and to confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you, even and in spite of all material illusion. I want to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine.\”

\”The person must say this prayer for three consecutive days. After three days, the favor requested will be granted even if it may appear difficult. This prayer, including these instructions must be published immediately after the favor is granted without mentioning the favor; only your initials should appear at the bottom.”

\”Prayer power is real. By putting it into action, we will be able to stay more constantly in higher awareness than ever before. If we can do that, the world will quickly change.\”

“The worst thing that can be done to children is to drain their energy while correcting them.”

“you should never take responsibility for more children than you can give attention to.”

“Our children take our level of vibration and raise it even higher. This is how we, as humans, continue evolution.”

\”When living a more conscious and inspired life, spirituality, can not be separated from how we treat our bodies, construct our lifestyles and keep our energy at higher levels.

“the health of the body is determined, to a great degree, by our mental processes: what we think of life and especially of ourselves, at both the conscious and the unconscious levels.”

“Healing in its essence is about breaking through the fears associated with life—fears.”

\”When we cultivate mystical awareness or transcendent identity – (that is the natural outgrowth of meditation and other practices) – what happens is that we begin to take a witness position in our lives, and that includes our minds.\”