Full disclosure

Gurdjieff was not one to confuse religion with the institutional church. “If you want to lose your faith,” he said, “make friends with a priest.” I offer this because I was ordained once.

Stop trying

I used to be religious and was, for a time, a minister. Once, during a visit, a lapsed parishioner told me he was going to try to get to church.

Imagine that—a well-off, scratch golfer trying to get to church.

Trying is failing. Do what you feel like doing.