"Christ came in the first place so that this ‘creature
of God’ within us, concealed under a human complex, bruised and torn by original
sin, should flower and open out in its full beauty and wealth of talent. Any
ascetic discipline that works towards this works, in fact, hand in hand with
grace, and that is why I have roundly stated that a Yoga that calms the senses,
pacifies the soul, and frees certain intuitive or affective powers in us can be
of inestimable service to the West. It can make people into true Christians,
dynamic and open, by helping them to be
men.” –
Father J.M. DeChanet,
O.S.B.