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“All the manifested world of things and beings are projected by imagination upon the substratum which is the Eternal All pervading Vishnu , whose nature is Existence- Intelligence ; just as the different ornaments are all made out of the same gold.”
Source : "Atma Bodh" translated by Swami Chinmayananda, Chinmaya Mission, (p. 16), 1987.
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“Can art be completely invented? It's a matter of shaping reality with the help of imagination.”
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“If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'”
Source : A. R. Ammons (1996). “Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues”, Univ of Michigan Pr
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“The simplest answer is to act.”
Source : "Everybody Sees the Ants". Book by A.S. King, 2011.
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“The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap”
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“Poetry is unfallen speech. Paradise knew no other, for no other would suffice to answer the need of those ecstatic days of innocence.”
Source : Abraham Coles (1885). “The Life and Teachings of Our Lord in Verse: Being a Complete Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gospels, with Original Notes Textual Index, Etc. Two Volumes in One, Vol. 1 -- The Evangel (second Edition), Vol. 2 -- The Light of the World”
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“It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?”
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“We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.”
Source : "SQ : Connecting with Our Spiritual Intelligence". Book by Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall, 2000.
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“A true disciple inquires not whether a fact is agreeable to his own reason.His pride has yielded to the divine testimony.”
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“Just as we are often moved to merriment for no other reason than that the occasion calls for seriousness, so we are correspondingly serious when invited too freely to be amused.”
