And so, too, I speak of love: he who is held by it is held by the strongest of bonds, and yet the stress is pleasant. Moreover, he can sweetly bear all that happens to him. When one has found this bond, he looks for no other.

Even now one rarely hears of people achieving great things unless they first stumble in some respect.

When a man sees the one in all things, he is above mere understanding.

Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.

You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.

The shell must be cracked apart if what is in it is to come out, for if you want the kernel you must break the shell. And therefore if you want to discover nature's nakedness you must destroy its symbols, and the farther you get in the nearer you come to its essence. When you come to the One that gathers all things up into itself, there you must stay.

For the person who has learned to let go and let be, nothing can ever get in the way again.