What Matters: Spiritual Nourishment for Head and Heart
"The religious attitude to existence is rooted in wonder at the mystery of sheer Being, at being here at all, the axiomatic certainty that there is a Meaning in our being here, hence in total openness to It."In this compact volume of reflections, Franck’s own sensitive line drawings and witty ornaments enhance the pages, creating a visual vocabulary that, combined with his words, makes us not only think but see as well. At the age of ninety-four, Franck still writes about "that something of unfathomable depth: that specifically Human, that divine spark, known in the East as Buddha Nature, in the West as the Spirit of Christ." He says that spark is the criterion of what is truly human in us and allows us to recognize the Transcendent in all true paths."Wise, witty, compassionate observations jolt us awake to the wealth of our planetary heritage."—Joanna Macy, author of Widening Circles and World as Lover, World as Self"Franck’s words are thrilling, especially as evidence of his vocation as one who brings things together."—Spirituality & Health