Joy

There’s more joy in austerity than pleasure in indulgence. Austerity decides wisely, neither anticipates nor regrets, refrains from unnecessary action, keeps the body clean, lean and relaxed, and maintains a bit in the mouth of the mind.

Drinking the Kool Aid

We drink the Kool Aid when our first fealty is not to ourselves.

Fear not. Period

This instruction rewards close study: “Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists.”

Leaves of Grass

We soul-arize when the commonplace is suddenly elevated and we see beauty everywhere.

Not this, not that

Wisdom is not knowing what to do; it’s knowing what not to do.