Sentences with phrase «spiritual devotion»

Pilgrims (kalpwasi) gather to bathe twice daily in the Ganges and live a life of spiritual devotion.

Hopefully it will be a help to some to be less pretentious in their public spiritual devotion.

Traditional Balinese literature is full of references to the powers of certain plants to cure illnesses, to inspire love or spiritual devotion with their beauty, or to attract or repel spirits.

His collections define the meeting point between spiritual devotion and royal taste, underscoring a profoundly Indian point of view.

Maybe, just maybe, the Bible is not a book of spiritual devotion or «a morally reassuring manual of religious piety» (Bailie, Violence Unveiled, 135).

They also need to manage the presentation of physical strength, spiritual devotion, athleticism (for some), and the prospective sexuality of a loving husband — but without seeming aggressive, overly sexual, or in danger of violating purity.

Large numbers of people in the Church are always better than empty churches, but the real question is the intensity of spiritual devotion and of commitment of those within the Churches.

Over time, I became convinced that my proximity to Jesus was somehow contingent upon the faithfulness of my spiritual devotion.

Yet sex in the human part of God's creation is much more than an instinct designed for reproduction of the species; it is a high expression of spiritual devotion, fidelity, and love.

With a combined 20 + years of teaching yoga, they are both dedicated yoga and meditation practitioners, and this project draws its inspiration from years of practice in prayer, plant medicine and spiritual devotion.

Such filmmaking's near - spiritual devotion to landscape can occasionally swallow human players, but while big names (for this director, at least) like Paul Dano and Shirley Henderson feel a tad lost in the mix, Reichardt once more brings out the very best in Williams.

A celebrated writer's irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life.