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.

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.

We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In this respect it's unlike almost read more

We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In this respect it's unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making music and dancing. When we make music we don't do it in order to reach a certain point, such as the end of the composition. If that were the purpose of music then obviously the fastest players would be the best. Also, when we are dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a particular place on the floor as in a journey. When we dance, the journey itself is the point, as when we play music the playing itself is the point. And exactly the same thing is true in meditation. Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.

Buddhism holds that everything is in constant flux. Thus the question is whether we are to accept change passively and read more

Buddhism holds that everything is in constant flux. Thus the question is whether we are to accept change passively and be swept away by it or whether we are to take the lead and create positive changes on our own initiative. While conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night, and death, the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes images of spring, morning, and birth.

Success is a welcomed gift for the uninhibited mind.

Success is a welcomed gift for the uninhibited mind.

In the faces of men and women I see God.

In the faces of men and women I see God.

Ghosts only exist for those who wish to see them.

Ghosts only exist for those who wish to see them.

All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am read more

All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there.

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.rn

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.rn