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

When we can see the image of God where we don't want to see the image of God, then we see with eyes not our own.

The phrase, 'You must die before you die,' is found in most of the world religions. If you don't learn how to die early, you spend the rest of your life avoiding failure. When you can free your True Self, the whole spiritual life opens up.

Either you allow Holy Scriptures to change you, or you will normally try to use it to change--and clobber--other people. It is the height of idolatry to use the supposed Word of God so that my small self can be in control and be right. But I am afraid this has been more the norm than the exception in the use of the Bible.

The cross solved our problem by first revealing our real problem, our universal pattern of scapegoating and sacrificing others. The cross exposes forever the scene of our crime.

The movement toward gratitude, authenticity, and union is the natural and organic inner work of the second half of our lives.

In terms of soul work, we dare not get rid of the pain before we have learned what it has to teach us.