Cherished Belonging Quotes

“Famously, the Buddha, the Awakened One, is on the road and demonstrably happy, wearing a saffron robe. A man sees him and asks: “Are you a god?” “No,” the Buddha says. “Are you a magician?” “No.” “Are you a man?” “No.” “What are you, then?” And the Buddha says, “I am awake.”
― Gregory Boyle, Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times

“All of authentic spirituality is a homecoming.”
― Gregory Boyle, Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times

“This infinite love of God is like being hit in the face with a sudden burst of sun, drawing us out of some darkened place or providing warmth when we’re freezing. “To those in darkness,” Isaiah says, “show yourselves.”
― Gregory Boyle, Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times

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― Gregory Boyle, Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times

“Jesus didn’t condemn the woman involved in the sex trade who was washing his feet. He knew her pure heart. He could see the preciousness of her soul. The “good” folks watching it all were full of judgment. They were self-serving and flush with pride. Not bad guys; they just hadn’t been properly introduced to themselves yet. Truth be told, they were self-absorbed. And, worse, self-assertive. Because we are human, our natural resting place is distracted self-absorption. What the adherents to Baha’i call “the insistent self.” “I’m worried about me.” “I wonder about me.” “I’m anxious about me.”
― Gregory Boyle, Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times