"Words are always qualifications and limitations. That's why it is a peak experience to break past all that, every now and then, and to realize, "Oh...... ah..... " |
[I have no doubt that I stand here at the very center of creation. Every fir tree, each of its needles, the movement of wind, all that I perceive and even more that I don't, all resonate with a vital hum. It is the hum of the universe, what the Chinese call the ten thousand things, all of them speaking out, saying precisely nothing. Each is its own center, the exact place where the world begins.] The center is where you are standing, ... and the other center is where I am standing. |
[Space dedicated to creativity is the goal of artists of all kinds. Virginia Woolf lauded the] room of one's own ... You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don't know what was in the newspapers that morning. . . This is the place of creative incubation . . . If you have a sacred place and use it, something eventually will happen. |
A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no mercy |
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. |
A one sentence definition of mythology? "Mythology" is what we call someone else's religion |
Airbus really escaped unscathed in this cycle, ... Boeing has a monopoly with the big planes in Asia. (It) has really made a living out there; the Asian flu affects Boeing more than Airbus. |
Any life career that you choose in following your bliss should be chosen with that sense — that nobody can frighten me off from this thing. And no matter what happens, this is the validation of my life and action. |
As a white candle In a holy place, So is the beauty Of an aged face |
At such moments, you realize that you and the other are, in fact, one. It's a big realization. Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one. |
Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy. |
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. |
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. |
Everybody's going to be looking at these little bits and pieces and deciding what they like and don't like. There's enough attractive pieces in that business that quite a few people will express an interest. |
Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. |