"Perhaps I am an atheist in theory but I�m a monk in practice. I don�t believe that all atheists are bad people. I believe that God is so sublime and pure, so that continuous thinking about him, even if intentioned to disprove his existence, can still purify the heart.�
Longing to God
�Nietzsche declared that God was dead in delight. But I go to an empty grave and weep, desperately seeking the return of a heavenly loving father that was never there. Even in the lichens growing on the tombstone I can see a hope that he�d come back and wipe away my tears, and then all my life will be transferred in his grace. This father that I have loved that much is to me the Christian God."
Priests
"I hate the shiny priests, the ones who make TV stars out of themselves. I also hate high ranks, bishops, cardinals and other ecclesiastical officials, those money-fed turkeys living in luxury. The more famous they are the more I hate them. Yet a poor countryside priest always gets my sympathy. I like to see him going everywhere on a bicycle or a cheap transport after his flock, caring for their spiritual life and always reminding them of virtuous life without expecting any dollars in return."
Simplicity
"What is the use of dusty books on your bookshelf if you didn�t really live their words? The countryside priest knows neither Augustine nor Tertillian, but perhaps his pure simple heart is much more capable of penetrating into the divine. The theologian would then be a man who knows about an experience that he didn�t live while the humble countryside priest would be a man who lived an experience that he can�t describe."