All of us who are human beings are in the image of God. But to be in his likeness belongs only to those who by great love have attached their freedom to God. Saint Diadochos of Photiki (circa 400 – 486)
Jeanne de Salzmann Quote – “When the observer is the observed…”
But when the observer is the observed — when the thinking is the experience — then there is no more thought. Jeanne de Salzmann (1889 – 1990)
Montaigne Quote – “To compose our character is our duty…”
This is the greatest work of all. In order to show and release her powers, Nature has no need of fortune; she shows herself equally on all levels, and behind a curtain as well as without one. To compose our character is our duty, not to compose books, and to win, not battles and provinces, but order and tranquility in […]
Anthony de Mello Quote – “A person can be said to have grown up…”
A person can be said to have grown up on the day he does not need to be lied to about anything. Anthony de Mello (1931 – 1987)
Anthony de Mello Quote – “Though everything is a mess, all is well…”
Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. They never understand the loveliness and the beauty of this thing that we call human existence. You know, all mystics — Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, […]
Jean de la Bruyere Quote – “It is very rare to find ground which produces nothing…”
It is very rare to find ground which produces nothing. If it is not covered with flowers, fruit trees, and grains, it produces briars and pines. It is the same with man. If he is not virtuous, he becomes vicious. Jean de la Bruyere (1645 – 1696)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Quote – “When your presence flooded me with its light…”
When your presence flooded me with its light I hoped that within it I might find Ultimate Reality at its most tangible. But now that I have in fact laid hold on you, you who are utter consistency, and feel myself borne by you, I realize that my deepest hidden desire was not to possess you, but to be possessed. […]
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Quote – “Like the monist I plunge into the all-inclusive One…”
Like the monist I plunge into the all-inclusive One. But the one is so perfect that as it receives me and I lose myself in it, I can find in it the ultimate perfection of my own individuality. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881 – 1955)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin – “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience…”
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881 – 1955)
Cyril of Jerusalem Quote – “Drink from your own cistern…”
Drink from your own cistern, and make use of your own resources. You are not merely watering the earth but enlightening human souls. Cyril of Jerusalem (circa 313 – 386)