...the materialism of modern civilization is paradoxically founded on a hatred of materiality, a goal-oriented desire to obliterate all natural limits through technology, imposing an abstract grid over nature.

But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being, and everybody really is. If you awaken from this illusion, and you understand that black implies white, self implies other, life implies death - or shall I say, death implies life - you can conceive yourself.

There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied.

The more we try to live in the world of words, the more we feel isolated and alone, the more all the joy and liveliness of things is exchanged for mere certainty and security. On the other hand, the more we are forced to admit that we actually live in the real world, the more we feel ignorant, uncertain, and insecure about everything.

Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is.

But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being, and everybody really is.

Everyone has love, but it can only come out when he is convinced of the impossibility and the frustration of trying to love himself.