It is best, it seems to me, to separate one's inner striving from one's trade as far as possible. It is not good when one's daily break is tied to God's special blessing.
Truth has to fall on fertile soil.
How you approach something determines what you will see.
It is confirmation to me that beyond the material world of cause and effect, there is a dimension of spirit waiting for our recognition. We see such a small piece of all the wonder surrounding us.
You are holding in your hands not only a book of readings and instruction for the journey, but one monastic's heart of love held out to a searching world.
While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.
I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often.
The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee.
What a testing of character adversity is.