Buddha's Wife tells a fascinating story, little known in the west, about the woman whom Buddha left behind. Gabriel Constans focuses the reader's attention on the strong and complicated women who surrounded Buddha and makes us re-think the nature of spiritual life.

Or is this how humans survive, shrugging off history, immersing themselves in the moment?

Looking back, I could not point to one special time and say, There! That's what is amazing. We can change completely and not recognize it. We think terrible events have made us into stone. But love slips in like a chisel - and suddenly it is an ax, breaking us into pieces from the inside.

Or perhaps it is just that desire lies at the heart of human existence. When we turn away from one desire, we must find another to cleave to with all our strength --or else we die.

But maybe as I get older, I begin to see beauty where I least expected it before.

Expectations are like hidden rocks in your path , All they do is trip you up

The dream is not a drug but a way. Listen to where it can take you.