Leaps of nerve, heart - cries of communion: if there is bliss, it has been already and will be; out- reaching, utterly. Blind to itself, flooded with otherness.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True joy comes from deep connection and letting go of self, existing beyond time.
- In plain terms
- Bliss is found in unity and reaching out fully, not in the self.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek connection over self to find lasting joy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you experience connection?
- What does letting go feel like?
Another view
This view may overlook the value of individual identity.
More from Denise Levertov
The poet never must lose despair.
Permalink to quote #21 Let Ariel learn a blessing for Caliban and Caliban drink dew from the lotus open upon the waters.
Permalink to quote #23 I am not joking. I'm speaking of spirit. Not dogma but spirit. The Way.
Permalink to quote #20
Related quotes
The meaning of our self is not to be found in its separateness from God and others, but in the ceaseless realisation of yoga, of union.
Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore quote #134 You are the world.
Jiddu KrishnamurtiJiddu Krishnamurti quote #2 The tides are in our veins, we still mirror the stars, life is your child, but there is in me Older and harder than life and more impartial, the eye that watch…
Robinson JeffersRobinson Jeffers quote #2