A facebook friend tagged me in his post of this great quote, saying it was quoted by the poet Robert Lax shortly before the German invasion of France in May 1939. It’s a keeper, no matter what your denomination.
In order to arrive at having pleasure in everything,
desire to have pleasure in nothing;
in order to arrive at possessing everything,
desire to possess nothing;
in order to arrive at being everything;
desire to be nothing.Book One Chapter 14 of “The Ascent of Mt Carmel” by Saint John of the Cross
That is indeed a keeper! Haven’t read St. John of the Cross – or Theresa of Avila – since I was a teenager. I was into mysticism and meditation at the time. Their spirituality, as I remember, transcends religion. May just look into ol’ John’s stuff again!