Quote of the month

'Once the soul awakens the search begins and you can never go back. From then on, you are inflamed with a special longing
that will never again let you linger in the lowlands
of complacency and partial fulfillment.'

John O'Donohue

John O’Donohue was a philosopher, theologian, writer and poet. He has been variously described as a visionary, a mystic, an original thinker, a master story teller, a spiritual bard and a man of the soul. As a writer, he has had a profound impact on a contemporary spirituality that is seeking to free itself from the straightjacket of organised religion. His books are a rich treasure trove of Celtic spirituality, poetry and stories. They are an intricate and often moving interweaving of philosophy and spirituality which has the potential to speak to people who come from a wide range of spiritual traditions and to people who have not yet found their own path.

The above quote comes from perhaps his best known book, 'Anam Cara'. O'Donohue's books cannot be read quickly. The words demand to be read slowly and reflectively to absorb their riches fully and to allow the beauty of the language to speak directly to the soul. They stretch the mind and lift the spirit and invite us to embrace a vision of the More ‘where no one and nothing is excluded’.

In search of soul