L.J. Vanier Quotes

The strong need the weak as much as the weak need the strong

If we love (the poor) people, we want to identify with them and share with them.

The belly laugh is the best way to evacuate anguish.

A tension or difficulty can signal the approach of a new grace of God. But it has to be looked at wisely and humanly.

So we need places, laboratories, the creation of places which could be each one of our homes, where we invite people who are different, and we listen to each other, people of different class groups.

True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside; it must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward.

The cry for love and communion and for recognition that rises from the hearts of people in need reveals the fountain of love in us and our capacity to give life.

To live with Jesus is to live with the poor. To live with the poor is to live with Jesus.

The life you have built around you is a reflection of what is within you. If you don't like what you see, go inside.

Look at your own povertywelcome itcherish itdon't be afraidshare your deathbecause thus you will share your love and your life

When your mind cannot find its way out of its current spectrum of reality, your heart will always guide you along the the path you are seeking. Trust it.

The word love has been so abused by publicity and advertisements that we no longer know really what it means.

The more I think I know I realize, the more that is left unknown and that's the best part.

Your soul is like a flower and your spirit is the seed.As your spirit grows, the soul blossoms.

To forgive is a gift of God that permits us to let go of our past hurts.

The awakening is finally realizing that you are a part of God, like a single cell that finally sees it is a part of you.

The chakras in your body are as to galaxies on the body of God.

You already made the choice, you are simply here to walk it.

The Key to Abundance is Acceptance. The more you expect the less you accept.

Arguments should always be held in private. Audiences inflate the ego.

Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness.

Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief, in their own gifts.

Your mind is the paintbrush, the earth is your easel. Create your masterpeice

In time you will see that you were exactly where you were supposed to be.

An ethics of desire is good news for those of us who have become allergic to an ethics of law.

Each person in your life is a teacher, each experience in your life is a lesson. Living is like looking into a mirror, every teacher is you.

We are not called by God to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things with extraordinary love.

Let go of the attachment, keep the lesson

Miracles happen everyday, you just need to be looking the right way.

To move on, you must surrender to your pain and accept it as your own. Only then will you heal inside.

The key to abundance is acceptance. The more you expect, the less you accept.

Envy comes from people's ignorance of or lack of belief in their own gifts.