being in the world and not of the world

t h e  a r t   o f    d y i n g

not a beautiful house, but a beautiful you; not much money, but a rich you; not many things, but an open being, available to millions of things.
...always exist as a paradox: in the world, and not of it; with people, yet alone; doing everything, and being inactive.
Being in the world and not of the world, that is the paradox.

Physical penetration is sex, which is a very superficial thing. Psychological penetration is love, which is far more deep, far more significant, far more beautiful, far more human. The first is animal, the second is human. And there is a third kind of penetration: when two counciousnesses meet, merge, melt into each other. I call that prayer.