One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

If those who lead you say to you, "Look, the Kingdom is in the sky," the the birds will get there first.
If they say "It is in the ocean," then the fish will get there first.
But the Kingdom of God is within you and outside of you.
Once you come to know yourselves, you will become known.
And you will know that it is you who are the children of the living Father.

There is a principle which is the basis of things, which all speech aims to say, and all action to evolve, a simple, quiet, undescribed, undescribable presence, dwelling very peacefully in us, our rightful lord: we are not to do, but to let do; not to work, but to be worked upon.

It is only necessary to behold the least fact or phenomenon,
however familiar, from a point a hair's breadth aside from
our habitual path of routine, to be overcome, enchanted by
its beauty and significance. To perceive freshly, with fresh
senses is to be inspired.

True nature, the Essence of the soul, is valuable, is worthy of appreciation of love, not because it gives her something, not because it adds to her, not because it liberates her, but because it is beautiful. Its value is in its beauty and perfection. Its truth is its value, and this truth is the essence of all beauty. The beauty of a form turns out to be this transparency to true nature. The more a manifest form expresses and embodies true nature with its timeless features, the more the eyes of the soul behold it as beautiful. Beauty is a reflection of truth, and is ultimately true nature. And the dimension of true nature that reveals this essential beauty is that of divine love.

The person who makes all cares into one care
the care for simply staying present
will be cared for by that presence
which is creative love.