The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.

feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal

The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.

There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at certain moments to reciprocate, to answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.

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

Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear-filling grandeur. Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.