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The ego is the false self-born out of fear and defensiveness.

— John O'Donohue

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There is an eternal region within us; there we are not vulnerable to the ravages of normal time.

Anam Cara – Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World (1997)

It is ironic that so often we continue to live like paupers though our inheritance of spirit is so vast.

Benedictus – A Book of Blessings (2007)

In contrast to how a child belongs in the world, adult belonging is never as natural, innocent, or playful. Adult belonging has to be chosen, received, and renewed. It is a lifetime's work.

Eternal Echoes – Exploring Our Hunger To Belong (2011)

We were created to be creators.

Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace (2003)

One of the great modern philosophers of beauty, Immanuel Kant, spoke of the joy we take in the Beautiful as 'disinterested delight'. The animation of the Beautiful is so immediate and fulfilling that we simply enjoy it for itself; it never occurs to us to ask what purpose it serves.

Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace (2010)

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