So many people have come to me and said, ‘Why did I find your teaching so late in life? I have spent my whole life in doubt and error, and ...
Novices in the spiritual life often plunge headlong into schemes that are too ambitious, and this inevitably leads to accidents or ...
Now that you have set foot on the divine path, you must continue walking it tirelessly. For those who do not stop on the path, the ...
It is almost useless to commit to a spiritual path unless you have understood just how tough a human’s lower nature is, how hard it is to ...
Even the most talented beings in the world cannot achieve anything without practising several hours every day, and often from childhood, to ...
The spiritual life does not require the amassing of a large amount of knowledge. The main thing in the spiritual life is practice. It is ...
No one will deny that all the human beings inhabiting the earth are alive. Even if they are only leading a life that is vegetative and ...
The spiritual life is like a soil you must bury yourself in if you are to grow. Until then you will be like grain left in a granary. In the ...
Now that you have set foot on the divine path, you must keep walking it tirelessly. The obstacles ahead disperse, one by one, when you keep ...
It is almost pointless embarking on the spiritual life so long as you have not understood just how tough the lower nature is and how ...
Many embark on the spiritual life without assessing any of the difficulties involved and wanting to undertake great things straightaway. ...
'I am waiting until I've settled all my material affairs, and then I shall be able to devote myself to spiritual life.' That's something I ...
Many people find the idea of the spiritual life frightening, as they are under the impression that they will be throwing themselves into ...
Don't imagine that heaven will be so thrilled to see you become a member of a Church or another spiritual movement that it will come to ...
Someone says: ‘Before I commit myself to the spiritual life, I want irrefutable proof of the existence of God and the invisible entities, ...
Of course, it is difficult to live the spiritual life. Given the nature of the goal to be attained, it is impossible to reach it without ...
The most gifted people in the world are successful only because they have practised several hours a day, every day, often since childhood, ...
The purpose of the spiritual life is to give birth to the divine principle in our soul. But to give birth to this child, everyone must be ...
When disciples sincerely embrace the spiritual life, it doesn’t matter to them whether or not people know about their work; they are not ...
It happens that when a man sees a woman embracing the spiritual life in order to perfect herself, rather than rejoicing, he tries to stop ...
The spiritual life is difficult, and can even be a risky adventure. Given the nature of the goal to be attained, it is impossible to reach ...
When mountaineers set out to climb a peak, they do not ask the guide who is leading them to keep looking back at them. Well, the spiritual ...
Although it is true that human beings need instructors to keep them from going astray, it is also true that once they are informed and ...