所有这些说明的目的是引导探索者的心智朝向它们背后的唯一实相。
The purpose of all these illustrations is to direct the seeker's mind towards the one reality underlying them all.
I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.
The function of the artist is to make people aware of what they already know but don't realize they know.
The role of the writer is to be a witness, to give voice to those who cannot speak for themselves.
The metals we mine build civilizations, but the relationships we build define our legacy.