Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

To be spiritual is to be amazed.

Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart. Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind--these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell. It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.

He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.

To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.

Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method