The Christian life, and especially the contemplative life, is a continual discovery of Christ in new and unexpected places.

The peace produced by grace is a spiritual stability too deep for violence — it is unshakeable

And that is why the man who wants to see clearly, before he will believe, never starts on the journey.

Love is...like a spring coming up out of the ground of our own depths. "I am gift." All that I am is something that's given, and given freely. Being doesn't cost anything. There's no price tag, no strings attached.

The only trouble is that in the spiritual life there are no tricks and no shortcuts. Those who imagine that they can discover spiritual gimmicks and put them to work for themselves usually ignore God's will and his grace.

Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am.

The whole aim of Zen is not to make foolproof statements about experience, but to come to direct grips with reality without the mediation of logical verbalizing.