SANDANDFOAM(thirdpart)
Yes,thereisaNirvana;itisinleadingyoursheeptoagreenpasture,andinputtingyourchildtosleep,andinwritingthelastlineofyourpoem.
Wechooseourjoysandoursorrowslongbeforeweexperiencethem.
Sadnessisbutawallbetweentwogardens.
Wheneitheryourjoyoryoursorrowbecomesgreattheworldbecomessmall.
Desireishalfoflife;indifferenceishalfofdeath.
Thebitterestthinginourtoday'ssorrowisthememoryofouryesterday'sjoy.
Theysaytome,"Youmustneedschoosebetweenthepleasuresofthisworldandthepeaceofthenextworld."
AndIsaytothem,"Ihavechosenboththedelightsofthisworldandthepeaceofthenext.ForIknowinmyheartthattheSupremePoetwrotebutonepoem,anditscansperfectly,anditalsorhymesperfectly."
Faithisanoasisintheheartwhichwillneverbereachedbythecaravanofthinking.
Whenyoureachyourheightyoushalldesirebutonlyfordesire;andyoushallhunger,forhunger;andyoushallthirstforgreaterthirst.
Ifyourevealyoursecretstothewindyoushouldnotblamethewindforrevealingthemtothetrees.
Theflowersofspringarewinter'sdreamsrelatedatthebreakfasttableoftheangels.
Saidaskunktoatube-rose,"SeehowswiftlyIrun,whileyoucannotwalknorevencreep."
Saidthetube-rosetotheskunk,"Oh,mostnobleswiftrunner,pleaserunswiftly!"
Turtlescantellmoreaboutroadsthanhares.
Strangethatcreatureswithoutbackboneshavethehardestshells.
Themosttalkativeistheleastintelligent,andthereishardlyadifferencebetweenanoratorandanauctioneer.
Begratefulthatyoudonothavetolivedowntherenownofafathernorthewealthofanuncle.
Butaboveallbegratefulthatnoonewillhavetolivedowneitheryourrenownoryourwealth.
Onlywhenajugglermissescatchinghisballdoesheappealtome.
Theenviouspraisesmeunknowingly.
Longwereyouadreaminyourmother'ssleep,andthenshewoketogiveyoubirth.
Thegermoftheraceisinyourmother'slonging.
Myfatherandmotherdesiredachildandtheybegotme.
AndIwantedamotherandafatherandIbegotnightandthesea.
Someofourchildrenareourjustificationsandsomearebutourregrets.
Whennightcomesandyoutooaredark,liedownandbedarkwithawill.
Andwhenmorningcomesandyouarestilldarkstandupandsaytothedaywithawill,"Iamstilldark."
Itisstupidtoplayarolewiththenightandtheday.
Theywouldbothlaughatyou.
Themountainveiledinmistisnotahill;anoaktreeintherainisnotaweepingwillow.
Beholdhereisaparadox;thedeepandhigharenearertooneanotherthanthemid-leveltoeither.
WhenIstoodaclearmirrorbeforeyou,yougazedintomeandsawyourimage.
Thenyousaid,"Iloveyou."
Butintruthyoulovedyourselfinme.
Whenyouenjoylovingyourneighbouritceasestobeavirtue.
Lovewhichisnotalwaysspringingisalwaysdying.
Youcannothaveyouthandtheknowledgeofitatthesametime;
Foryouthistoobusylivingtoknow,andknowledgeistoobusyseekingitselftolive.Youmaysitatyourwindowwatchingthepassers-by.Andwatchingyoumayseeanunwalkingtowardyourrighthand,andaprostitutetowardyourlefthand.
Andyoumaysayinyourinnocence,"Hownobleistheoneandhowignobleistheother."
Butshouldyoucloseyoureyesandlistenawhileyouwouldhearavoicewhisperingintheether,"Oneseeksmeinprayer,andtheotherinpain.Andinthespiritofeachthereisabowerformyspirit."
OnceeveryhundredyearsJesusofNazarethmeetsJesusoftheChristianinagardenamongthehillsofLebanon.Andtheytalklong;andeachtimeJesusofNazarethgoesawaysayingtoJesusoftheChristian,"Myfriend,Ifearweshallnever,neveragree."
MayGodfeedtheover-abundant!
Agreatmanhastwohearts;onebleedsandtheotherforbears.
Shouldonetellaliewhichdoesnothurtyounoranyoneelse,whynotsayinyourheartthatthehouseofhisfactsistoosmallforhisfancies,andhehadtoleaveitforlargerspace?
Behindeverycloseddoorisamysterysealedwithsevenseals.
Waitingisthehoofsoftime.
WhatiftroubleshouldbeanewwindowintheEasternwallofyourhouse?
Youmayforgettheonewithwhomyouhavelaughed,butnevertheonewithwhomyouhavewept.
Theremustbesomethingstrangelysacredinsalt.Itisinourtearsandinthesea.
OurGodinHisgraciousthirstwilldrinkusall,thedewdropandthetear.
Youarebutafragmentofyourgiantself,amouththatseeksbread,andablindhandthatholdsthecupforathirstymouth.
Ifyouwouldrisebutacubitaboveraceandcountryandselfyouwouldindeedbecomegodlike.
IfIwereyouIwouldnotfindfaultwiththeseaatlowtide.
ItisagoodshipandourCaptainisable;itisonlyyourstomachthatisindisorder.
Shouldyousituponacloudyouwouldnotseetheboundarylinebetweenonecountryandanother,northeboundarystonebetweenafarmandafarm.
Itisapityyoucannotsituponacloud.
Sevencenturiesagosevenwhitedovesrosefromadeepvalleyflyingtothesnow-whitesummitofthemountain.Oneofthesevenmenwhowatchedtheflightsaid,"Iseeablackspotonthewingoftheseventhdove."
Todaythepeopleinthatvalleytellofsevenblackdoveswhoflewtothesummitofthesnowymountain.
IntheautumnIgatheredallmysorrowsandburiedtheminmygarden.
AndwhenAprilreturnedandspringcametowedtheearth,theregrewinmygardenbeautifulflowersunlikeallotherflowers.
Andmyneighbourscametobeholdthem,andtheyallsaidtome,"Whenautumncomesagain,atseedingtime,willyounotgiveusoftheseedsoftheseflowersthatwemayhavetheminourgardens?"
ItisindeedmiseryifIstretchanemptyhandtomenandreceivenothing;butitishopelessnessifIstretchafullhandandfindnonetoreceive.
IlongforeternitybecausethereIshallmeetmyunwrittenpoemsandmyunpaintedpictures.
ArtisastepfromnaturetowardtheInfinite.
Aworkofartisamistcarvedintoanimage.
Eventhehandsthatmakecrownsofthornsarebetterthanidlehands.
Ourmostsacredtearsneverseekoureyes.
Everymanisthedescendantofeverykingandeveryslavethateverlived.
Ifthegreat-grandfatherofJesushadknownwhatwashiddenwithinhim,wouldhenothavestoodinaweofhimself?
WastheloveofJudas'motherofhersonlessthantheloveofMaryforJesus?
TherearethreemiraclesofourBrotherJesusnotyetrecordedintheBook:thefirstthatHewasamanlikeyouandme,thesecondthatHehadasenseofhumour,andthethirdthatHeknewHewasaconquerorthoughconquered.
CrucifiedOne,youarecrucifieduponmyheart;andthenailsthatpierceyourhandspiercethewallsofmyheart.
AndtomorrowwhenastrangerpassesbythisGolgothahewillnotknowthattwobledhere.
Hewilldeemitthebloodofoneman.
YoumayhaveheardoftheBlessedMountain.
Itisthehighestmountaininourworld.
Shouldyoureachthesummityouwouldhaveonlyonedesire,andthattodescendandbewiththosewhodwellinthedeepestvalley.
ThatiswhyitiscalledtheBlessedMountain.
EverythoughtIhaveimprisonedinexpressionImustfreebymydeeds.