as if one were trying to describe the color of a mirror in terms of colors reflected in the mirror - Alan Watts

the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is to lose your breath.

[T]he natural universe is not a linear system. It involves an infinitude of variables interacting simultaneously, so that it would take incalculable aeons to translate even one moment of its operation into linear, alphabetic language.

human beings are overshadowed by anxiety because of our divided selves.