Facts Quote by Anthony of Padua

“The monk's ultimate goal is direct union with the Godhead. But to aim at that goal is to miss it altogether. His task is…

— Walter M. Miller Jr

The monk in hiding himself from the world becomes not less than himself, not less of a person, but more of a person, more…

— Thomas Merton

He prays best who does not know that he is praying.

— Anthony of Padua

He prays well who is so absorbed with God that he does not know he is praying.

— Saint Francis de Sales

If your spirit still looks around at the time of prayer, then it does not yet pray as a monk. You are no better…

— Evagrius Ponticus

“No one can find God without having first been found by Him. A monk is a man who seeks God because he has been…

— Thomas Merton

Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, silent remembering and pure intention raises the heart to that supreme Power.

— Amit Ray

Monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person.

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

“There will never be much perfection without much prayer.”

— Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

If a monk can overcome two things, he can become free from the world. Bodily ease and vain-glory.

— Poemen

He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand;…

— Anonymous

“One should be so absorbed in prayer that one is no longer aware of one’s own self. There is nothing for such a person…

— Lawrence Kushner