Thomas Keating Inspirational Quotes (34)

To become who we are as creatures made in the image and likeness of God, we have to be nothing and everything at once, since this is what God is. ... If we accept who we are, we are manifesting God and radiating Christ. The latter unfolding of the divine life within us does not need to go anywhere or do anything special.

Every time you have a major breakthrough in self-knowledge, and see the way the divine works within your own psyche, external events, and interior experiences of the divine, you are transformed in some degree.

The divine therapy helps us integrate our animal nature with the new possibilities of rational consciousness.

I venture to say that it's not enough to respect and tolerate religions other than our own.

The root of prayer is interior silence.

The complementary movement towards divine love is growth in humility which is the acceptence of the reality about ourselves, our own weakness and limitations.

Divine life is basically the inner freedom to choose the right and the good spontaneously.

We rarely think of the air we breathe, yet it is in us and around us all the time. In similar fashion, the presence of God penetrates us, is all around us, is always embracing us.

Science and technology have been embarrassed by two world wars, many smaller ones, and the spread of weapons that could destroy humanity. As a result, there is some loss of confidence in the great achievements of technology.

If one completes the journey to one's own heart, one will find oneself in the heart of everyone else.