“Belief in mysteries—all manner of mysteries—is the only lasting luxury in life.”
“Belief in mysteries, any manner of mysteries, is the only lasting luxury in life.”
“The basements of the churches I've loved reveal the foundation of the spiritual life to be not belief so much as engagement with the mystery lurking at the base of all things. We build a framework on top of mystery because we need someplace to live, some manner of surviving nature's fury and our mundane daily needs.”
“If you don't understand how the world works, then everything is a mystery to you. If everything is magical and mysterious, then you really don't work on logic anymore. Then, everything is all about belief.”
“Only mystery allows us to live, only mystery.”
“Life is a mystery- mystery of beauty, bliss and divinity. Meditation is the art of unfolding that mystery.”