“There's nothing militant about Jesus. I don't read anything like that in any of the gospels. Peter drew his sword and cut off the servant's ear, and Jesus said, "Put back thy sword, Peter." But Peter has had his sword out and at work ever since.”
― The Power of Myth
― The Power of Myth
“We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it is all about.”
― The Power of Myth
― The Power of Myth
“I don't have to have faith, I have experience.”
― The Power of Myth
― The Power of Myth
“You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody, you don’t know what anybody owes to you. This is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be. This is the place of creative incubation. At first you may find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred place and use it, something eventually will happen.”
― The Power of Myth
― The Power of Myth
Abdi’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Abdi’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Ebooks and Philosophy
Polls voted on by Abdi
Lists liked by Abdi












