How insidious and mercantile the metaphor of ‘pain being the price paid for love’. Love and pain are already complete. Nothing has to be lost...
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2026
“The most dangerous systems are not those that lie — but those that no longer need the truth at all.” — The Virginia Truth
“Nobody needs to go anywhere else. We are all, if we only knew it, already there.” — Aldous Huxley
“In the beginning we consult the great traditions to see if we have got it right. At a certain point we consult the great traditions...
A year ago today… “Can’t fault her commitment to keeping the door open rather than relaxing in her bed.”
“The most confronting truth is this: Clarity is not born from deeper interpretation. It is born from restraint. From choosing not to fill every space...
Good afternoon.
There is no value in trying to transform your experience into something else, better or worse; instead, simply accept its immediate, raw sensations exactly as...
There is a there there, but when you’re there, there’s nothing there.
Morning, Agnes Martin
Too Lazy To Be Ambitious
“Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs...
Watched and very much enjoyed Sister Midnight 🎬
Good afternoon.
“If I have to suffer, then let it be from my reality. A neurosis is a much greater curse! In general, a neurosis is a...
Saw Hamnet last night. Wow. Wow. Wow. Beautiful. How art can transform the particular woes of life into moments of universal connection.
“Loneliness, then, is the price of awakeness. It’s what we face when we stop clutching second-hand notions—religion, nationalism, spiritual slogans, gender banners, racial labels—and instead...
“I don’t know” sounds like an ending but is actually always the best place to start...
Damn fine cup of coffee.
“Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.” — Alan Watts
Good morning.
