Quietly they moved down the calm and sacred river that had come down to earth so that its waters might flow over the ashes of those long dead, and that would continue to flow long after the human race had, through hatred and knowledge, burned itself out.
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.
The guru cannot awaken you; all that he can do is to point out what is. The guru can give you words; he can give you an explanation, the symbols of the mind, but the symbol is not the real, and if you are caught in the symbol, you will never find the way.
The practice of philosophy helps to build bridges between people and cultures and heightens demand for quality education for all.
