Becoming fully rational is not enough anymore; evidently it can lead to distortions of all the great human possibilities.

Centering prayer is a training in letting go.

God seems willing to act as the most sublime psychologist, psychotherapist, or even psychiatrist if we are willing.

The divine therapy helps us integrate our animal nature with the new possibilities of rational consciousness.

The complementary movement towards divine love is growth in humility which is the acceptence of the reality about ourselves, our own weakness and limitations.

Over time we are able to undermine habitual modes of thinking formed by our self-made self in early childhood, which tries to squeeze happiness from the gratification of our desires for the symbols in our culture of survival and security, power and control, and affection and esteem.

Finding out what particular insights mean to people in other traditions enables us not only to respect but to love the wisdom of other religions.