Know that no man in this life ever gave up so much that he could not find else to let go. Few people, knowing what this means, can stand it long, and yet it is an honest requital, a just exchange. To the extent you eliminate self from your activities, God comes into them, but not more nor less. Begin with that, and let it cost you your uttermost. In this way, and in no other, is true peace to be found.
— Meister Eckhart, Seeing with the Eyes of Love by Eknath Easwaran