"Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death."
Finding Interpretation
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Experience
The View From the Top
"A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top."
Learning Wisdom
"By three methods we may learn wisdom First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and Third by experience, which is the bitterest."
Conditions
"All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions."
Good Traveler
"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving."
The Whole of Life
"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."
Total Development
"For the total development of the human being, solitude as a means of cultivating sensitivity becomes a necessity. One has to know what it means to be alone, what it is to meditate, what it is to die; and the implications of solitude, of meditation, of death, can be...
Prayer
"When we speak of prayer or of the results of prayer we always imply only one kind of prayer — petition, or we think that petition can be united with all other kinds of prayers... Most prayers have nothing in common with petitions. I speak of ancient prayers; many of...
Hugging a Tree
"You just look around, look into the eyes of a child, or into the eyes of your beloved, your mother, your friend - or just feel a tree. Have you ever hugged a tree? Hug a tree, and one day you will come to know that it is not only that you have hugged the tree but...
Experience Life
"Experience life in all possible ways -- good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winter. Experience all the dualities. Don't be afraid of experience, because the more experience you have, the more mature you become."