We are full of wishes.
We wish for this or that.
We wish for friends or solitude.
We wish for entertainment or tranquility.
We wish to be taller or shorter,
thinner or stronger, straight hair or curly.
Yet the thing we should wish for most is to have fewer wishes.
Because they do not let us think clearly and take the place in our thoughts that actually belongs to God.
We are full of fears.
We are afraid of this and of that.
Afraid of the present and of the future.
Afraid of the known and the unknown.
Afraid of God and the devil.
Yet what we should fear most is fear itself.
It does not allow us to think clearly and takes the place in our thoughts that actually belongs to God.
Those who think they know are like a glass full of sand. The water of divine intuition cannot penetrate them.
Only those who realize that they know nothing become receptive to the subtle song of divine wisdom.
Such persons are like an empty glass that can be filled with crystal clear spring water.
If you make the honest effort
to seek God in your heart,
you will find him.
The problem most people have is
that they don’t even try.
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Jesus (Mt 7:7-8 )
Life is like a powerful stream that flows calmly along.
But we are like a crowd of mice in it, struggling fiercely against the current.
All our selfish striving is in vain. The stream is much stronger than us.
Therefore, he advises us to let him lead.
After all, he knows the destination much better.
So let’s turn around and enjoy the ride.
With new-found serenity, we now contemplate the landscapes through which the river takes us.
Oh, what beauty has remained hidden from us until now in the splashing of our misguided efforts.
To endure our neighbors and to respond with love to the pain they inflict on us is one of the most important spiritual exercises of our daily lives.
When we respond to an irritation with attack, we have missed an opportunity for growth. But when we respond with love, not only do we grow ourselves, but in doing so we break a vicious cycle of attack and counterattack that can send its ripples around the entire planet.
Often, we wish for a hermitage where we can meditate or pray undisturbed by other people. But what good is all the meditation or prayer if we replace the bliss we received there with anger at the slightest irritation?
Doesn’t our true strength show itself when we keep our cool in unfavorable conditions?
For what does the warrior train if not for war?
The beauty of the moment is breathtaking.
The sight of it leads to a heart full of happiness and bliss.
Too often we seek happiness in the possibilities of the future.
Or we look for it in the memories of the past.
But it is not to be found here.
Here we find only our conception of it.
A faint reflection of reality.
Instead, stop and open your senses with all your might.
Look at the very moment with new eyes.
And even the familiar will unfold a new beauty,
that will still your thirst for happiness eternally.
There is something in us that behaves like a tiger. Whenever he sees something that attracts him, he wants to chase and grab it.
Tame this tiger and the fog in your mind will clear. Where once was a storm, the sun of peaceful happiness will shine.
Discipline is the key to any success, whether athletic, academic, or spiritual.
An athlete who does not give up the comforts of life will not become a top athlete.
A student who does not give up playing to study will not pass the big exams.
The same is true for the spiritual life.
Only those who are honest with themselves and proceed to remove every bad habit with the tweezers of introspection will become knowers of their souls.
A bow that is drawn too weakly will not do its job.
A bow that is stretched too tightly breaks as soon as it is supposed to fulfill its duty.
Draw the bow correctly, so that the arrow of your heart reaches its goal!
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