Work cannot convey the almost voluptuous sweetness of the feelings experienced ... in solitude.

Work cannot convey the almost voluptuous sweetness of the feelings experienced ... in solitude.

"To fashion stars out of dog dung, that is the Great Work. To take a negative experience and, by comparing it to something worse, make it feel good, is the great skill."

The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.

All things are aggregations of atoms that dance & by their movement produce sound. When the rhythm of the dance changes, the sound it produces also changes... Each atom perpetually sings its song, and the sound at every moment creates dense subtle forms.

Why do you pray if you doubt you are heard?

There is nothing truly serious in life. All words sound hollow when one listens to them carefully.