Since our technology and development prevent us from answering the deep puzzles of life, it is imperative that we devote regular focus to refining the process with which we question things.  We must not be afraid to skirt convention, even though it constantly tries to force itself on the way we query reality.

Never let those hits to the face go unused. By volition, they can either turn out to be valuable lessons or just random abuse.

All states of mind have their use; the key is training to move in and out of them at a moment’s notice, because life can derail itself in a flash.   The slicing awareness that can instantaneously transform from killer to caretaker—with the clear-souled intent of honoring [Higher Power]’s need—is one that can see the divine in…

Every seemingly fell arrow of chance can be used as material to build a ladder towards greater awareness.

If the soul makes a habit out of hunting for awareness (as well as engaging in the seemingly masochistic process of cutting away ignorance), then even though pain is inevitable, I believe that that soul can spare itself the suffering that comes with this fleeting life.

Recognize the parts of self that are programmed machinery, recognize the parts that are luminous spirit, and see where they intersect. To the trained mind, an incomprehensible tapestry becomes apparent—one that wastes no thread.

Those who don’t adapt tradition/ritual to existence’s demand for an ever-flowing harmony are destined to wither, for they deliberately disconnect themselves from the very essence that gives our symbolic surroundings a life of their own.

IMHO, editing must be approached with the same level of passion as drafting.  Editing springs from the same noble root as the drive to improve ourselves through unrelenting consistency.   Again.  Again.  Again.  Until it’s right.  That describes the professional’s very way of being.