Hugh of St. Victor

"..it is as if we were sailing over the waves, until we find the calm that is inside us." I don't think we'll find God outside of ourselves and no one can really explain him to us, we must really look inside ourselves and also know ourselves in order to know and understand God. Since God is in each of us, if we want to get to know God then why not start with ourselves. It's pretty simple when you think about it that way. "But when a man, through the senses of his flesh, goes out to visible things, desiring what is transitory and perishable, he descends from the dignity of his natural condition to what is unworthy of his desire." We won't find God or be happy by buying things or aiming to have the most luxurious life. "Happy is he who escapes unharmed from that storm-tossed sea, and reaches the safety of the port!" And safety is with God within ourselves.