Richard Rohr Quote
Your True Self is who you objectively are from the beginning, in the mind and heart of God, the face you had before you were born, as the Zen masters say. It is your substantial self, your absolute identify, which can never be gained nor lost by any technique, group affiliation, morality, or formula whatsoever. The surrendering of our false self, which we have usually taken for our absolute identity, yet is merely a relative identity, is the necessary suffering needed to find the pearl of great price that is always hidden inside this lovely but passing shell.
Richard Rohr
Your True Self is who you objectively are from the beginning, in the mind and heart of God, the face you had before you were born, as the Zen masters say. It is your substantial self, your absolute identify, which can never be gained nor lost by any technique, group affiliation, morality, or formula whatsoever. The surrendering of our false self, which we have usually taken for our absolute identity, yet is merely a relative identity, is the necessary suffering needed to find the pearl of great price that is always hidden inside this lovely but passing shell.
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About Richard Rohr
Rohr's notable works include The Universal Christ, Falling Upward, and Everything Belongs. His spirituality is rooted in Christian mysticism and the perennial tradition.