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The Small Still Voice

“A primary goal of the spiritual life is to learn to quiet the mind through prayer and meditation, through spiritual practice, so that we can hear what in both Judaism and Christianity, is called the small, still voice within.” — Marianne Williamson

Draw Near to God

“If you want to draw near to God, seek him in the hearts of those around you.Speak well of all, present or absent. If you would be a light for others, be like the sun: show the same face to all. To bring joy to a single heart is better than building countless shrines forContinue reading “Draw Near to God”

The True Lover of God

If you want to draw near to God, seek him in the hearts of those around you.Speak well of all, present or absent. If you would be a light for others, be like the sun: show the same face to all. To bring joy to a single heart is better than building countless shrines forContinue reading “The True Lover of God”

Not Just Sitting and Meditation

“Spiritual practice is not just sitting and meditation. Practice is looking, thinking, touching, drinking, eating and talking. Every act, every breath, and every step can be practice and can help us to become more ourselves.“ — Nhat Hanh

Discovery of New Mysteries

“And so there comes a time — I believe we are in such a time — when a civilization has to be renewed by the discovery of new mysteries, by the undemocratic but sovereign power of the imagination, the power that makes all things new.”— Norman O. Brown

Loving Abandonment to God

“When we pray “Let your kingdom come,” we aren’t asking God to bring history to an end and whisk us to realms of glory, or to wave a magic wand and solve all the problems we face in our life. Rather, we are making a radical commitment to live our life in the world (“onContinue reading “Loving Abandonment to God”