“My nation, as all nations, is becoming a land without peace, without thought, without mind, Madam Abbess. We are suffocating our spirits… — Rumer Godden Copy Share Image
“The monk's ultimate goal is direct union with the Godhead. But to aim at that goal is to miss it altogether. His… — Walter M. Miller Jr Copy Share Image
“The human heart Is unknowable. But in my birthplace The flowers still smell The same as always.” — Rumer Godden Copy Share Image
“We often conceive of worldly life as merely a kind of default existence that anyone who is not specially called to monasticism… — Daniel G. Opperwall Copy Share Image
“I keep vigil over the stories of men and the stories of things, in case I can discern some secret message of… — Nikolaj Velimirović Copy Share Image
“The Lord does not require us to wear a [cassock] — He wants us to be good and kind.” — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“To leave town, and the struggle and the swim of life, and go and hide yourself in a farmhouse is not life… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“...for you know that soft is stronger than hard, water stronger than rock, love stronger than force." Vesadeva to Siddartha” — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
