If Christ could make a complaint, it would be, "My bride never talks to me".
The wholeness and freedom we seek is our true nature, who we really are.
Love creates a communion with life. Love expands us, connects us, sweetens us, ennobles us. Love springs up in tender concern, it blossoms into caring action. It makes beauty out of all we touch. In any moment we can step beyond our small self and embrace each other as beloved parts of a whole.
We can bring a heart of understanding and compassion to a world that needs it so much.
Most people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.
In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The purpose is to work directly with the most primary elements of our body and our mind, to see the ways we get trapped by our fears, desires, and anger, to learn directly our capacity for freedom.
We shouldn't dwell on what is 'perfect. ' We should celebrate our uniqueness.
But maybe boredom is erotic, when women do it, for men.
Obama came in and gave $700 billion to the bankers off the top as opposed to giving $700 billion to the poor.
A good beginning is of great importance.