Faire ou recevoir un câlin,
c’est comme croquer dans un carré
de chocolat : on en retire immédiatement
une intense sensation de douceur, de
plaisir et de bonheur…
There is no one who experiences sensation, therefore, in reality, there is no sensation. So who, in this bundle devoid of self, can be afflicted by it?
Śāntideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra, Crosby & Skilton tr. (9:101)
"Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those."
Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Arriva un momento in cui è giusto scendere dal treno, sedersi sulla panchina e vederlo andare via. Non tutti i treni vanno nella nostra stessa direzione
Therapy isn't enough. I need to be ensconced within the wind chime section of my local garden store while a gentle breeze blows through. No thoughts, only soft bing-bong.