Spiritual emptiness is not only an open mind but also an open self. We have to get ourselves out of the way — our explanations, our goals, our habits, and our anxieties. We often try to avoid disaster and fill life with order and meaning, but just as often life unravels all our careful preparations. At that moment we can complain, but I have found it is best to go with the loss and be educated by it. The willingness to stand in our ignorance gives us character and keeps us honest.
— Thomas Moore, The Soul's Religion