When You’ve Done Enough: How to Let Go with Love

We should approach spiritual growth defenseless.

We should approach spiritual growth defenseless, says Cistercian monk Michael Casey in his book Strangers to the City, because the gift of salvation very often runs counter to our expectations. “We open ourselves. … We approach our reading as a disciple comes to a master: receptive, docile, willing to be changed.”

I was changed by the book Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality, written by Jesuit priest Anthony DeMello from India , especially the chapter titled “Detachment,” a concept new to me. “Someone brainwashed me into thinking I need his or her love,” DeMello explained, “but I really don’t. I don’t need anybody’s love. ….”

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