tastes of the water

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There is an endless net of threads throughout the universe.

The horizontal threads are in space. 

The vertical threads are in time.

At every crossing of the threads, there is an individual, 

and every individual is a crystal bead.

And every crystal bead reflects not only the light from every other crystal in the net, but also every other reflection throughout the entire universe.

—The Rig Veda

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Sometimes when, through shock, dispersed attention is suddenly collected, one comes to an abrupt awakening and glimpses the relationship between energy and attention. Impressions are received differently, perceptions are wider and sharper. 

Unexpectedly, another side of oneself is revealed. The value of existence of all living things takes on new meaning.

—William Segal

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A drop of water has the tastes of the water of the seven seas: there is no need to experience all the ways of worldly life. The reflections of the moon on one thousand rivers are from the same moon: the mind must be full of light.

—Hung Tzu-ch’eng

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