“Western man has been turning outwards to the world of the senses for centuries and losing himself in outer space. He has to learn again to turn inwards and find his Self. He has to learn to explore not outer space but the inner space within the heart, to make that long and difficult journey to the Centre, to the inner depth and height of being, which Dante described in the Divine Comedy compared with which the exploration of the moon and the other planets is the play of children.
Each man must therefore discover this Centre in himself, this Ground of his being, this Law of his life. It is hidden in the depths of every soul, waiting to be discovered. It is the treasure hidden in a field, the pearl of great price. It is the one thing which is necessary, which can satisfy all our desires and answer all our needs… It is the original paradise from which we have all come.”
Bede Griffiths / Swami Dayananda (1906 – 1993), quoted in Christian Mystics by Matthew Fox
Chorlton Unitarians 