Alan Watts
- Lecture, The Mythology of Hinduism
We thought of life by analogy with a journey - with a pilgrimage. Which had a serious purpose at the end and the thing was to get to that end; success or whatever it is or maybe heaven after you're dead. But we missed the point the whole way along. It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing and to dance while the music was being played.
Unkown
- Zen Quote
A student went to his meditation teacher and said, 'My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I'm constantly falling asleep. It's just horrible!' 'It will pass,' the teacher said matter-of-factly. A week later, the student came back to his teacher. 'My meditation is wonderful! I feel so aware, so peaceful, so alive! It's just wonderful!' 'It will pass,' the teacher replied matter-of-factly.
Robert Jordan
- 36, Web of the Pattern, 554, Eye of the World
The Wheel of Time weaves the Patterns of the Ages, and the threads it uses are lives. It is not fixed, the Pattern, not always. If a man tries to change the direction of his life and the Pattern has room for it, the Wheel just weaves on and takes it in. There is always room for small changes, but sometimes the Pattern simply won't accept a big change, no matter how hard you try...
