I always was kind of on the edge of the church when I was fully in it, cos I was always asking the questions... And I could never believe blindly. John O'Donohue blindlychurchcos Change image and share on social
Much of the stress and emptiness that haunt us can be traced back to our lack of attention to beauty. Internally, the mind becomes coarse and dull if it remains unvisited by images and thoughts that hold the radiance of beauty. John O'Donohue attentionbackbeauty share on social
We need great prophetic leaders in religion and in spirituality... what we are getting is lacking in vision... not able to engage with the diversity of the culture. John O'Donohue culturediversityengage Change image and share on social
Beauty does not linger; it only visits. Yet beauty's visitation affects us and invites us into its rhythm; it calls us to feel, think and act beautifully in the world: to create and live a life that awakens the Beautiful. A life without delight is only half a life. John O'Donohue actaffectawaken share on social
Most people are enduring a marginalized isolation. One of the great obstacles to modern friendships is the 'religion of rush.' People are rushing all the time through time. Friendship takes time. John O'Donohue endurefriendshipgreat Change image and share on social
We live between the act of awakening and the act of surrender. Each morning, we awaken to the light and the invitation to a new day in the world of time; each night, we surrender to the dark to be taken to play in the world of dreams where time is no more. John O'Donohue actawakendark share on social
The sacred duty of being an individual is to gradually learn how to live so as to awaken the eternal within you. John O'Donohue awakendutyeternal Change image and share on social
Listen carefully to yourself. Listen to what you dislike, and you will find most of the imagery is what you have received and registered from other people. We ingest labels from others. John O'Donohue carefullydislikefind Change image and share on social
Our trust in the future has lost its innocence. We know now that anything can happen from one minute to the next. Politics, religion, economics, and the institutions of family and community all have become abruptly unsure. John O'Donohue abruptlycommunityeconomics share on social
A lot of suffering is just getting rid of dross in yourself, and lingering and hanging in the darkness is often - I say this against myself - a failure of imagination, to imagine the door into the light. John O'Donohue darknessdoordross share on social