Sublime

"This here," he said playing with it, "is a stone, and will, after a certain time, perhaps turn into soil, and will turn from soil into a plant or animal or human being. In the past, I would have said: This stone is just a stone, it is worthless, it belongs to the world of the Maja; but because it might be able to become also a human being and a

»Wir ziehen die Grenzen unserer Persönlichkeit immer viel zu eng! Wir rechnen zu unserer Person immer bloß das, was wir als individuell unterschieden, als abweichend erkennen. Wir bestehen aber aus dem ganzen Bestand der Welt, jeder von uns, und ebenso wie unser Körper die Stammtafeln der Entwicklung bis zum Fisch und noch viel weiter zurück in

Die anderen Leute leben auch in Träumen, aber nicht in ihren eigenen, das ist der Unterschied.«

Journeys of Simplicity: Traveling Light with Thomas Merton, Bashō, Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard & Others, by Philip Harnden (Skylight Paths, 2007, ebook and print)

Consciousness itself is a flavor of madness, set against the thoughts of the green world. Adam puts out his hands to steady himself and touches

What might you be able to do?” “I can think. I can wait. I can fast.” “Nothing else?” “Nothing.

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is recommended by many guests in this book.