Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers Quotes

“Nowadays some people have become
intimate with thoughts
but unfriendly with the heart
They have become a clueless eye
that does not see itself”
― Santosh Lamichhane, Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers: A Nepali Poetry Collection

“Perfection, my dear being,
is what you are.
Let not your mind
obscure your view.
Be still and be aware,
right where you are,
you cannot miss it.”
― Santosh Lamichhane, Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers: A Nepali Poetry Collection

“Even in solitude,
silence stays,
like a loyal supporter,
with its unbroken presence.”
― Santosh Lamichhane, Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers: A Nepali Poetry Collection

“Those who eat porridge and those who drink gruel live and die.
Even though the faces change,
porridge eaters and gruel drinkers continue to manifest.”
― Santosh Lamichhane, Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers: A Nepali Poetry Collection

“Keeping you alive,
that is my primary purpose.
I am costless,
omnipresent.
Poor oxygen,
pitiable oxygen.”
― Santosh Lamichhane, Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers: A Nepali Poetry Collection

“I can only feel the 'I.'
I can know who I am not.
I can know what I am not.
But, who I am,
I cannot express;
I cannot describe it in words.”
― Santosh Lamichhane, Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers: A Nepali Poetry Collection