Jesus praised faith and trust – even more than love. It takes a foundational trust to fall, or to fail, and not to fall apart.

The true mystic is always both humble and compassionate, for she knows that she does not know.

One wonders how far spiritual and political leaders can genuinely lead us without some degree of mystical seeing and action.

God, give me a good humiliation every day. It's good for the soul and it's good for the ego.

There are not sacred and profane things, places, and moments. There are only sacred and desecrated things, places, and moments-and it is we alone who desecrate them by our blindness and lack of reverence. It is one sacred universe, and we are all a part of it.

Jesus is never upset at sinners; he is only upset with people who do not think they are sinners.

To the degree you have experienced intimacy with God, you won’t be afraid of death because you’re experiencing the first tastes and promises of heaven in this world.