He tossed a word like a ball, never letting it fall. Instead, it swam in the air, without care, strung together with an art that came straight from his heart.

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

I am a follower of Jesus and a student of the Buddha.

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

I am a follower of Jesus and a student of the Buddha. Why is that so hard for my fellow Christians to grasp?

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

I no longer belong to your ways. My religion is love. Every heart is my church.

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

In the river swam the gleaming fish, which were meant for water, just as humankind is meant for love.

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

It was a love that was not a contract but an affection of the soul.

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

Love is the reason why, even in suffering, we smile.

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

Love is the reason why, in confusion, we understand.

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

More than happiness or joy or lower blood pressure, the practice of God’s presence gives us meaning. Through this practice we become more closely aligned with Jesus, and we learn His desire for us more completely. Life can be hard. The Practice of The Presence of God makes it easier. As Brother Lawrence said, “There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God.

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

Oh come, ‘though you have broken your promises a hundred times… Come home, stranger and alien, come home to me…. Come home, space traveler, lover of leaving for I am here...

— David Paul Kirkpatrick