Change is one of the only constants in Buddhism; as meditation became the way I breathed in the days, this became apparent.

inside us, a flower taken whole, a field built inside.

Change is one of the only constants in Buddhism; as meditation became the way I breathed in the days, this became apparent.

We got him to talk to a psych doctor once, the doctor asked if he heard things other people don't. Sure, Paul answered, I hear birds in the morning when everyone's sleeping, I hear trees rustling when no one's around.

Water can be a symbol of purification, to stand naked before someone a sign of truth, of nothing to hide. - Nick Flynn

I can weep pretty easily. I can get tears in my eyes from a beautiful work of art.

I became an electrician after high school. But I always had this thing in me to write. But it was always a little shameful. To say you were a poet was saying you were kind of crazy, and I carried that around for a long time. I still kind of carry that. And I think it might be true, actually.