We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
— Herman Hesse, Siddhartha Show more
We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps. — Herman Hesse, Siddhartha Show more
The goal of the pilgrimage that is spirituality is, simply, to keep moving—spiritually—one step at a time. While we are not always well-situated to judge “progress,” at least we know with Rilke that “Staying is nowhere.” Or as Confucius said, “It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.”
Ernest Kurtz • The Spirituality of Imperfection
Paths are made by walking.
Franz Kafka
If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat a
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Walking joyfully in the ultimate dimension, walk with your feet, not with your head. If you walk with your head, you’ll get lost.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Cultivating the Mind of Love
The path isn’t a straight line; it’s a spiral. You continually come back to things you thought you understood and see deeper truths.
Truthfulness: Much More Than Not Telling Lies. ~ Barry H. Gillespie | elephant journal
We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
Hermann Hesse • Siddhartha
Early in the journey you wonder how long the journey will take and whether you will make it in this lifetime. Later you will see that where you are going is HERE and you will arrive NOW...so you stop asking.