Those who are not true leaders will just affirm people at their own immature level.

I decided years ago that if I'm going to keep teaching contemplation, then the last years of my life should be contemplative.

It is so important to balance orthodoxy with orthopraxy.

As you look back on a year almost ended, recall the ways in which God has been inviting you to return, again and again, to Love which is the same as returning to God

In terms of the ego, most religions teach in some way that all of us must die before we die, and then we will not be afraid of dying. Suffering of some sort seems to be the only thing strong enough to destabilize our arrogance and our ignorance. I would define suffering very simply as whenever you are not in control.

Religion is one of the safest places to hide from God.

The important thing is the willingness to give back the gift that is you, not the perfection of the gift itself. Can you feel the difference?