Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself,. . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
Silence in the face of evil is evil itself.
When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.
Wherever there are sinners, the weak, the sorrowful, the poor in the world, that is where God goes.
God can make a new beginning with people whenever God pleases, but not people with God. Therefore, people cannot make a new beginning at all; they can only pray for one. Where people are on their own and live by their own devices, there is only the old, the past.
The church is not a religious community of worshippers of Christ but is Christ himself who has taken form among people.
We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. . . . . We must not. . . . . assume that our schedule is our own to manage, but allow it to be arranged by God.
The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.
The theater used to be a place where you look like a human being. Now people look like they just got out of bed.
I like to live. I like to dance. I like to eat. I like to work and I like my family. I like to enjoy. And. . knock on wood. . it's nice that I can live this way.
The danger in mysticism is that you push yourself too far into the nagual too soon. This is obsession.