“You must empty out the dirty water before you fill the pitcher with clean.”
Idries Shah (1924–1996) writer and Sufi teacher
“Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries of spiritual energy. Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness.”
— Benjamin Hoff, book The Tao of Pooh
Source: The Tao of Pooh
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