“But when you first embark on the Path, your awareness won't be focused. You're likely to see all sorts of strange, dreamlike scenes. But you shouldn't doubt that all such scenes come from your own mind and nowhere else.” MindFirstsPathDoubtAwarenessStrangeSceneFocused Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
“How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.” DoePathLandStrangeBoatGuidanceIslamicSail Author:Al-Shafi‘i
“I think that one should view with philosophic admiration the strange paths of the libido and should investigate the purposes of its circuitous ways.” ThinkingWayShouldPurposeViewsPathStrangeAdmirationPhilosophicLibido Book:Psychology of the Unconscious Source: Psychology of the Unconscious
“My own lov'd light, That very soft and solemn spirit worships, That lovers love so well--strange joy is thine, Whose influence o'er all tides of soul hath power, Who lend'st thy light to rapture and despair; The glow of hope and wan hue of sick fancy Alike reflect thy rays: alike thou lightest The path of meeting or of parting love-- Alike on mingling or on breaking hearts Thou smil'st in throned beauty!” WellsHeartSoulLightJoySpiritMy OwnPathInfluenceStrangeLoversMoonDespairWorshipSickMeetingsFancyRaysTidesSolemnPartingRaptureHeart BreakHueMinglingLovers Love Author:Charles Robert Maturin
“Everybody needs a way out of that pain. Many people choose drugs and alcohol. Some people obsessively exercise or develop strange dietary habits, which is what I did. At least it got me toward a path of healthier living.” PeopleWayNeedsPainPathStrangeHabitExerciseDrugAlcoholDrugs And Alcohol Author:Mariel Hemingway
“I still have the same outlook on things that I did 10, 20 years ago. As an animator, there’s no career path that you can follow; there’s very few people doing this that you can look to and pinpoint the mistakes. It hasn’t changed since I was little. You have interests and follow them and strange things happen, organically or not.” PeopleYearsLooksLittlesStillsHappensInterestMistakeCareersPathChangedStrangeYears AgoThings HappenOutlookStrange ThingsCareer PathAnimator Author:Don Hertzfeldt
“People say 'follow in the footsteps' but I always find that a strange expression because what you want to do is forge your own path, so to speak.” PeopleWantSpeakPathStrangeExpressionWhat You WantFootsteps Author:Max Irons
“I feel the freedom of being able to find comedy in the darkest moments because it makes it way more interesting, I think. Otherwise, you're just cruising down a path that's been traveled millions of times. It's cool to find the strange truth in those moments.” ThinkingWayFeelsMomentsAbleInterestingMillionsPathComedyStrangeTraveled Author:Kevin Durand