Letting Go: The Bhagavad Gita on the Importance of Non-attachment
“He who finds peace and joy and radiance within himself – that man becomes one with God and vanishes into God’s bliss.”
Humility
Epictetus on How to Live a Good, Fulfilling Life
“Trust that there is a divine intelligence whose intentions direct the universe. Make it your utmost goal to steer your life in accordance with the will of divine order.”
Yielding Control: Irenaeus of Lyon On What It Means to Be a Created Being
“To create belongs to God’s goodness; to be created belongs to human nature.”
Flannery O’Connor: Wrestling with Ambition and Humility
“What I am asking for is really very ridiculous. Oh Lord, I am saying, at present I am cheese, make me a mystic, immediately. But then God can do that – make mystics out of cheeses.”
Be Still: The Desert Fathers on the Value of Solitude
“What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?”
Part I: The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the Four Qualities of the Mind that Lead to Joyful Living
“The ultimate source of happiness is within us. Not money, not power, not status…outward attainment will not bring real inner joyfulness. We must look inside.”
10 Essential Truths from C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters
“It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.”