there is a ground of unity

 

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If you cannot find a friend who is good, wise, and loving, walk alone, like a king who has renounced his kingdom, or an elephant roaming at will in the forest.


—Buddha

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There is a profound ground of unity that is more pertinent and authentic than all the unilateral dimensions of our lives. This we discover when we keep open the door of our heart.

This is one’s ultimate responsibility, and it is not dependent upon whether the heart of another is kept open for us.


—Howard Thurman
Stay Open

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The heart breaks and breaks and lives by breaking

it is necessary to go through dark and deeper dark

and not to turn


—Stanley Kunitz
The Testing Tree

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