“We do not meditate to create altered states of consciousness.  In fact, most of modern life is spent in altered states of consciousness and meditation is the practice of returning to an unaltered state.”

–William Martin, from A Path and a Practice

“Each of us possesses, at our very root and core, a profound and irresistable longing…”

—Reginald Ray, Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization in the Body

“To discover your projects… notice… what you reckon are obstacles…  The desire does not reveal the obstacle; the obstacle reveals the desire.”

—Adam Phillips, On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored

separation isn’t time or distance
it’s the bridge between us
finer than silk thread sharper than a sword

–Nazim Hikmet