A holy person is someone who is whole; who has, as it were, reconciled his opposites.

You can't have something without nothing.

Think about a piece of music - some great symphony - we don't expect it to get better as it develops, or that its whole purpose is to reach the final crescendo. The joy is found in listening to the music in each moment.

But to me nothing - the negative, the empty - is exceedingly powerful.

If, then, my awareness of the past and future makes me less aware of the present, I must begin to wonder whether I am actually living in the real world.

To go out of your mind at least once a day is tremendously important. By going out of your mind, you come to your senses.

The religious idea of God cannot do full duty for the metaphysical infinity.