Science and technology has tried to offer an alternative to religion by making a god out of human reason, but that didn't work out too well.
Thomas KeatingIf one completes the journey to one's own heart, one will find oneself in the heart of everyone else.
Thomas KeatingWe rarely think of the air we breathe, yet it is in us and around us all the time. In similar fashion, the presence of God penetrates us, is all around us, is always embracing us.
Thomas KeatingThe wisdom of all religions has to be respected. The discoveries of science are also essential for our time and the future.
Thomas KeatingSt. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This is the conviction that we bring with us from early childhood and apply to everyday life and to our lives in general. It gets stronger as we grow up, unless we are touched by the Gospel and begin the spiritual journey. This journey is a process of dismantling the monumental illusion that God is distant or absent.
Thomas Keating