If one completes the journey to one's own heart, one will find oneself in the heart of everyone else.
Thomas KeatingOnly when we can accept God as he is can we give up the desire for spiritual experiences that we can feel.
Thomas KeatingWe are kept from the experience of Spirit because our inner world is cluttered with past traumas . . . As we begin to clear away this clutter, the energy of divine light and love begins to flow through our being.
Thomas KeatingThe whole immigration issue suggests the inevitability of people in our time seeking economic security that they can't find at home, which usually involves bringing their religion with them. One's children are going to be married to people outside their religious traditions as well as inside.
Thomas Keating