Purpose/Calling/Dharma

the key to living a life true to dharma is a complete understanding of and respect for doubt.

Merton says it is: “We cannot master everything, taste everything, understand everything, drain every experience to its last dregs. But if we have the courage to let almost everything else go, we will probably be able to retain the one thing necessary for us—whatever it may be. If we are too eager to have everything, we will almost certainly miss e

to know the world is the chiefest delight in life.

It is, therefore, the sacred duty of every individual human soul to be utterly and completely itself—to be that jewel at that time and in that place, and to be that jewel utterly. It is in this way—merely by being itself—that one jewel holds together its own particular corner of Space and Time. The action of each individual soul holds together the

Right size is everything. Think of the small as large.

Actions taken in support of dharma change the self. The act of commitment itself calls forth an unseen dharma power.

If you don’t find your work in the world and throw yourself wholeheartedly into it, you will inevitably make your self your work.

See the world as your self. Love the world as your self. This is a simple reframe—like taking one small step to the side. You only have to love what you already love.