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Odd that you could be in the expanse to define all expanses—what the astropoets called the “Big Empty”—and still feel claustrophobic, but the mind was not built to comprehend such endlessness. Humans liked containers.
“Instead of creatively and joyfully finding a way forward, we opt for the so-called easy path: we give up. In giving up, we are, in fact, still seeking joy. But rather than cultivating our vision, strength, and diligence, we go for the deceptive, short-term joys”
― Diligence: The Joyful Endeavor of the Buddhist Path
― Diligence: The Joyful Endeavor of the Buddhist Path
“When he goes to the beach he unfolds his folding chair to face the parking lot. This giant wave of nature behind him, or rather, to which he turns his back.”
― Startlement: New and Selected Poems
― Startlement: New and Selected Poems
“the very horror of such a bleak and maddening prison system seems to inspire and fuel a level of spiritual growth”
― Dharma in Hell: The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull
― Dharma in Hell: The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull
“Todo lo que pasa aquí no es más que espera. Es menos que un sueño. De esto no quedará ningún remanente.”
― Ansibles, perfiladores y otras máquinas de ingenio
― Ansibles, perfiladores y otras máquinas de ingenio
“light comes up over the mountains and it is and it is and it is.”
― Startlement: New and Selected Poems
― Startlement: New and Selected Poems
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