The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems of his own or has refused to face them.

Were there a Christian so faithful to his God as I was to her we would all be Jesus Christ today.

It was here in Big Sur that I first learned to say 'amen.'

What I really hoped for, no doubt, was to come upon one of those lives which begin nowhere, which lead us through marshes and salt flats, trickling away, seemingly without plan, purpose or goal, and suddenly emerge, gushing like geysers, and never cease gushing, even in death.

What I secretly longed for was to disentangle myself of all those lives which had woven themselves into the pattern of my own life and were making my destiny a part of theirs. To shake myself free of these accumulating experiences which were mine only by force of inertia required a violent effort. Now and then I lunged and tore at the net, but only to become more enmeshed. My liberation seemed to involve pain and suffering to those near and dear to me. Every move I made for my own private good brought about reproach and condemnation. I was a traitor a thousand times over.

One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.

Prayers are offered up daily - without charge... Refreshments are served when demanded.