Gerald May Quotes

#1. Seek the truth, not what is comfortable. Seek the real, not the easy. - Author: Gerald May

#2. Mysterious as it may be, there is something wonderful at the heart of our existence, and it is about nothing other than love; love for God, love for one another, love for creation, love for life itself. - Author: Gerald May

#3. I would prefer a thousand mistakes in extravagance of love to any paralysis in wariness of fear. - Author: Gerald May

#4. Love's true nature remains forever beyond the grasp of all our faculties. It is far greater than any feeling or emotion and completely surpasses any act of human kindness ... The realization of love always remains mysterious. - Author: Gerald May

#5. The difference between work and play is only a matter of attitude. Work, fully done, is play. - Author: Gerald May

#6. Willfulness must give way to willingness and surrender. Mastery must yield to mystery. - Author: Gerald May

#7. True growth is a process which one allows to happen rather than causes to happen. - Author: Gerald May

#8. Zen is not about eliminating thoughts but illuminating them. - Author: Gerald May

#9. In every feeling, look deeply. Explore without ceasing. At bottom, love is. - Author: Gerald May

#10. To be alive is to be addicted, and to be alive and addicted is to stand in need of grace. - Author: Gerald May

#11. To experience a little hunger now and then can be a beautiful reminder of the deeper hunger of our souls. - Author: Gerald May

#12. Blessings sometimes come through brokenness that could never come in any other way. - Author: Gerald May

#13. Addiction is not something we can simply take care of by applying the proper remedy. For it is in the very nature of addiction to feed on our attempts to master it. - Author: Gerald May