He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to read more

He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.

Spiritual power begins by directing animal power to other than egoistic ends.

Spiritual power begins by directing animal power to other than egoistic ends.

There is only one way, really, to get into a state of living, and that's live! There is no substitute read more

There is only one way, really, to get into a state of living, and that's live! There is no substitute for an all-out, over-the-ramparts, howling charge against life. That's living. Living does not consist of sitting in a temple in the shadows and getting rheumatism from the cold stones. Living is hot, it's fast, it's often brutal! It has a terrific gamut of emotional reactions. If you are really willing to live, you first have to be willing to do anything that consists of living. Weird. But it's one of those awfully true things that you wonder why one has to say it. And yet it has to be said.

There are some people who have the quality of richness and joy in them and they communicate it to everything read more

There are some people who have the quality of richness and joy in them and they communicate it to everything they touch. It is first of all a physical quality; then it is a quality of the spirit.

Whether we name divine presence synchronicity, serendipity, or graced moment matters little. What matters is the reality that our hearts read more

Whether we name divine presence synchronicity, serendipity, or graced moment matters little. What matters is the reality that our hearts have been understood. Nothing is as real as a healthy dose of magic which restores our spirits.

The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.

The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.

Without faith, hope and trust, there is no promise for the future, and without a promising future, life has no read more

Without faith, hope and trust, there is no promise for the future, and without a promising future, life has no direction, no meaning and no justification.

I never asked you to earn me. I want only that you should need me. Your path is not one read more

I never asked you to earn me. I want only that you should need me. Your path is not one of merit. Bring the recurring desires of your mind to me, every time they emerge. They cannot shock me, for I willed them! Bring me your confusion, your fear, your craving, your anxiety, your inability to love the world, your hesitation to serve, your jealousy, all the deficiencies that defy your spiritual disciplines.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.