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“In Buddhism, it’s said that a teaching is like “a finger pointing at the moon.” The moon (enlightenment) is the essential thing and the pointing finger is trying to direct us to it, but it’s important not to confuse finger with moon.”
― A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
― A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering and I responded… sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.”
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“Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial.”
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“No worthy problem is ever solved in the plane of its original conception.”
― A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
― A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
“When we "find our voice," what's really happening is that we're choosing a voice from among the many voices we're able to "do," and we're choosing it beacuse we've found that, of all the voices we contain, it's the one, so far, that has proven itself to be the most energetic.”
― A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
― A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
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