Yes, I am going into the woods; I am going into the unity of all things.

Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were in them, in all of them.

Good that you ask. You should always ask, always have doubts.

The river is everywhere.

Thus Gotama [Buddha] walked toward the town to gather alms, and the two samanas recognized him solely by the perfection of his repose, by the calmness of his figure, in which there was no trace of seeking, desiring, imitating, or striving, only light and peace

One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.

Among mathematicians, even in those days, the reputation of being a good Glass Bead Game player meant a great deal; it was equivalent to being a very good mathematician.