St. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This is the conviction that we bring with us from early childhood and apply to everyday life and to… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
Over time we are able to undermine habitual modes of thinking formed by our self-made self in early childhood, which tries to squeeze happiness from the gratification of our desires for the symbols in our culture of survival and security,… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
It is essential for world peace that the world religions make peace with each other. If they don't, we can hardly expect the nations… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
In the Christian perspective, the love of God and of all other human beings invites us to share and enjoy not just the best… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
Science and technology have been embarrassed by two world wars, many smaller ones, and the spread of weapons that could destroy humanity. As a… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
“As St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) taught, whatever we say about God is more unlike God than saying nothing. If we do say something, it… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
God will bring people and events into our lives, and whatever we may think about them, they are designed for the evolution of His… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
For human beings, the most daunting challenge is to become fully human. For to become fully human is to become fully divine. — Thomas Keating Copy Share
The acceptance of all that God has given us and the willingness to let it go - to give it back to him at… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
The complementary movement towards divine love is growth in humility which is the acceptence of the reality about ourselves, our own weakness and limitations. — Thomas Keating Copy Share
St. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This is the… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
I venture to say that it's not enough to respect and tolerate religions other than our own. — Thomas Keating Copy Share
Union with God is really possible. Unity with God I presume, is what is meant by Heaven, but that too is available in this… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
Every time you have a major breakthrough in self-knowledge, and see the way the divine works within your own psyche, external events, and interior… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
“To live in the presence of God on a continuous basis can become a kind of fourth dimension to our three-dimensional world, forming an… — Thomas Keating Copy Share
