God, whose love and joy are present everywhere, can't come to visit you unless you aren't there.

The name of Jesus is as ointment poured forth; It nourishes, and illumines, and stills the anguish of the soul.

A monk asks:Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of nature?The master answers:Yes, your awareness of the wonders of nature.

Christ could be born a thousand times in Bethlehem - but all in vain until He is born in me.

If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally.

Springtime is at hand. When will you ever bloom, if not here and now?

God is a pure no-thing, concealed in now and here; the less you reach for him, the more he will appear.