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A Prisoner Lived In Solitary Confinement For Years. He Saw And Spoke To No One And His Meals Were Served Through An Opening In The Wall. One Day An Ant Came Into His Cell. The Man Contemplated It In Fascination As It Crawled Around The Room. He Held It In The Palm Of His Hand The Better To Observe It, Gave It A Grain Or Two, And Kept It Under His Tin Cup At Night. One Day It Suddenly Struck Him That It Had Taken Him Ten Long Years Of Solitary Confinement To Open His Eyes To The Loveliness Of An Ant.

What, Concretely, Is Enlightenment ?" "seeing Reality As It Is," Said The Master. "doesn't Everyone See Reality As It Is?" "oh, No! Most People See It As They Think It Is." "what's The Difference?" "the Difference Between Thinking You Are Drowning In A Stormy Sea And Knowing You Cannot Drown Because There Isn't Any Water In Sight For Miles Around.

When I Speak, You Must Not Listen To The Words, My Dear. Listen To The Silence.

One Year Of Life Is Worth More Than Twenty Years Of Hibernation.

Charity Is Never So Lovely As When One Has Lost Consciousness That One Is Practicing Charity. 'you Mean I Helped You? I Was Enjoying Myself. I Was Just Doing My Dance. It Helped You, That's Wonderful. Congratulations To You. No Credit To Me.