In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well.

Silence is the necessary space around things that allows them to develop and flourish without my pushing.

Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness.

The human ego prefers anything, just about anything, to falling, or changing, or dying. The ego is that part of you that loves the status quo – even when it's not working. It attaches to past and present and fears the future.

Moralism is always the cheap substitute for mysticism.

The Gospel gives human suffering deep, personal, and cosmic meaning, by connecting our pain to the pain of others and, finally, by connecting us to the very "pain of God".

If God continues to give me health and a sane mind and verbal ability, I want to teach.