Eden

"A state of permanent joy, hidden at the very center of consciousness, is the Eden to which the long journey of spiritual seeking leads.  There, the mystics of all religions agree, we uncover our original goodness.  We don't have to buy it; we don't have to create it; we don't have to pour it in; we don't even have to be worthy of it.  This native goodness is the essential core of human nature."  ~Eknath Easwaren, in Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day, ©1990