“The question "Who am I?" really asks, "Where do I belong or fit?" We get the sense of that "direction" -- the sense of moving toward the place where we fit, or of shaping the place toward which we are… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share Image
Yet again, an ancient answer echoes across the centuries: Listen! Listen to stories! For what stories do, above all else, is hold up a… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
“The message of all spirituality is that, in some mysterious way, we are all one—that therefore the joy and the sorrow of any one… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
Spirituality points, always, beyond: beyond the ordinary, beyond possession, beyond the narrow confines of the self, and - above all - beyond expectations. Because… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
“Once we accept the common denominator of our own imperfection, once we begin to put into practice the belief that imperfection is the reality… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
“We are all looking for, but we find what we are looking for only by being looked for. We find miracle only when we… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
“For women and men, for alcoholics and non-alcoholics, spirituality is one of those realities that we have only so long as we seek it;… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
To acknowledge, to accept, and to forgive one's parents - both what they gave and what they did not give, both one's dependence upon… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
“We modern people are problem-solvers, but the demand for answers crowds out patience—and perhaps, especially, patience with mystery, with that which we cannot control.” — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
If we learn to accept our imperfections with humor, as the reflection of our very humanity, we will experience humility and tolerance, we will… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
“William James, in his “Talks to Teachers,” derided that “ceaseless frenzy” in which we always feel that we “should be doing something else.” The… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
“Listen! Listen to stories! For spirituality itself is conveyed by stories, which use words in ways that go beyond words to speak the language… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share
