4th SOul

“The process of living seems to consist in coming to realize truths so ancient and simple that, if stated, they sound like barren platitudes.”

“Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things.”

“At this superhigh level of art, literature is of course not concerned with pitying the underdog or cursing the upperdog. It appeals to that secret depth of the human soul where the shadows of other worlds pass like the shadows of nameless and soundless ships.”

“A spider lives inside my headWho weaves a strange and wondrous webOf silken threads and silver stringsTo catch all sorts of flying things,Like crumbs of thought and bits of smilesAnd specks of dried-up tears,And dust of dreams that catch and clingFor years and years and years.”

“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room”

“To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all these are things we can do. ””

“The twelfth commandment is, ‘Thou shalt make thy light shine.’ That is not your personal light, not your name, opinion, point of view, belief, thought, idea, attachments. It is your light. That light is Christ. It is not your country, religion, education, schooling, the clothes you wear, nothing terrestrial. It is the light of your own Osiris. This is a commandment. That is the light of your own inner Buddha. The light of Chokmah. The light of Shekinah. This is a commandment for you. It does not say, “Go follow somebody who has light.” It does not say, “go believe in this other light,” or “go think about it.” It says “make your light shine.” That light does not shine through your mind, body, or words unless it shines in your heart first. Your heart needs to be inflamed, burning, with the light of prajna.”

“I am a weak, ephemeral creature made of mud and dream. But I feel all the powers of the universe whirling within me.”