“Action, when done with a backdrop of faith in the will of Providence – allowing and permitting – brings the good.  Action driven by ego brings failure, as we are blinded to what end result may be the best for our long-term spiritual health.”

“It is said that the steel of our make-up is tempered by the fire of experience; and that strength is gathered and honed through battling resistance.”

“To just ‘Be’ is one of the Lord’s greatest gifts, ‘waiting patiently in expectation…standing confidently…in active waiting.”

“Inertia is the enemy.”

“I knew I had spent my moments of quiet time searching for peace, instead of searching for the source of peace.”

“This cheap escape, this false “promise” offered by the trickster, the Saboteur, who tempts his victims with all of his lies, is nothing but an unhealthy snack which does nothing in the long run to assuage the hunger of anyone starved of satisfaction in his or her daily life.”

“When ego takes charge, troubles are only beginning. That world is false.”

“Monasteries are not just for praying. They are also for healing.” 

“I feel a stake has been driven through the heart of my happiness.” 

“If peace can be found through spirit, then what better place to connect and find our own peace than around what is at the very heart of God’s Spirit – Nature, His obsession for creation and for life?”

“But I must tell you, whoever reads this, that too frequently beliefs are punctured like so many balloons releasing all of their substance and energy into a crazy, senseless flight, finishing torn and disheveled on the stony, sterile ground.”

“There is no joy superior to finding one’s authenticity. A brief experience can change a life. A brief moment can reveal our true identity.”

“Will is the spark that lights the fuse of success.”

“Addictions are empty of nourishment for a famished soul.”

“The more we fight the Universe through ignorance or ego or stubbornness, the further we will find ourselves from any type of happiness and success.”

“When our intentions are ego-centered, they become corrupted. When they are centered on the Highest Good, we can count on a positive result.”

“In ‘Being’ we see. Action by itself serves no purpose. Action ruled by Being brings contentment.”