In the School of the Holy Spirit

By: Jacques Philippe

BookNo.: r028

Asunto: highlights

Fecha: 22/11/11

• God, the Holy Spirit, never contradicts himself, thus, for instance, He will never ask us something that is against the duties of our vocation, against what we are told in spiritual direction, or against our ordinary life commitments

• What matters... Is that we should have a strong and constant determination to obey God in everything, big or little without any exception. Does not mean we must be able to obey in everything, that's impossible due to weakness.
• If we are careless about our normal duties, then however much we beg God for special inspirations there is not much chance of his granting them.
• "I want everything that causes me difficulties". Externally this doesn't change anything about the situation, but internally it changes everything. This consent, inspired by love and trust, makes us free and active instead of passive, and enables God to draw good out everything that happens to us whether good or bad. ... Like sports men who want to train under the most adverse circumstances to be stronger.
• Detachment, especially interior, such as from ideas, dreams and opinions, as well as interior pace, avoiding the internal rus, are essential to be able to hear the Holy Spirit.

The life of Mahatma Gandhi

By: Louis Fischer

BookNo.: r019

Asunto: highlights

Fecha: 13/10/11

• Proper accounting... Essential especially for charitable institutions
• Cleanliness... He was completely against humans doing their ba ic necessities anywhere, poverty not being an excuse
• Ready to acknowledge he was wrong: India served on a platter to Japan if Britain left ... Change of position in Harijan

• The purity of Gadhi's methods made it difficult for Smuts to oppose him. Victory came to Gandhi not when Smuts had no more strength to fight him but when he had no more heart to fight him. Professor Gilbert Murray wrote: 'be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for sensual pleasures, nothing for comfort or praise or promotion, but is simply determined to do what he believes to be right. He is a dangerous and uncomfortable enemy because his body which you can always conquer gives you so little purchase over his soul' (fortitude, poverty, dettachment)
• 'I expect through cleaning of heartsl he declared. It did not matter what the Moslem's in Pakstan were doing. Hindus and Sikhs should remember Tagore's favorite song: 'If no one responds to your call, Walk alone, Walk alone.' (perseverance, difficulties )