For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it

No purpose intervenes between I and You, no greed and no anticipation; and longing itself is changed as it plunges from the dream into appearance. Every means is an obstacle. Only where all means have disintegrated encounters occur.

All names of God remain hallowed because they have been used not only to speak of God but also to speak to him.

Creation is not a hurdle on the road to God, it is the road itself.

I don't like religion much, and I am glad that in the Bible the word is not to be found.

The real struggle is not between East and West, or capitalism and communism, but between education and propaganda.

Creation happens to us, burns into us, changes us, we tremble and swoon, we submit. Creation - we participate in it, we encounter the creator, offer ourselves to him, helpers and companions.