You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life:

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, co…

Understanding can never be made into a habit, a matter of routine; it demands constant watchfulness, alertness. To understand, there must be pliability, sensit…

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay

We'll hold hands and then we'll watch the sunrise From the bottom of the sea But first, are you experienced? Uh-have you ever been experienced? Well, I have

It seems as if only now I really know who I am. My strengths, my weaknesses, my jealousies-it's as if all of it has been boiling in a pot for all these years, …

Between me and life is a faint glass. No matter how sharply I see and understand life, I cannot touch it.