True contemplation is not a psychological trick but a theological grace. It can come to us ONLY as a gift, and not as a result of our own clever use of spiritual techniques.

We cannot find Him unless we know we need Him. We forget this need when we take a self-sufficient pleasure in our own good works. The poor and helpless are the first to find Him, Who came to seek and to save that which was lost.

The imagination should be allowed a certain amount of time to browse around.

Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.

The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds

If we seek paradise outside ourselves, we cannot have paradise in our hearts.

... but any fool knows that you don't need money to get enjoyment out of life.