“Seeking those elusive individuals is like mining for rare gems. It will take hard work, patience, and a persistent attitude. To find that rich seam of colourful stones, you will have to chip through dirt and rock. You will have to learn how to hold rubble in your hands and see the fortune inside.” HardHandsIndividualAttitudeRichRocksHard WorkStonesFortuneSeekingDirtChipsPersistentElusiveGemsMiningRubbleColourful Author:Chris Murray
“If you seek, how is that different from pursuing sound and form? If you don't seek, how are you different from earth, wood or stone? You must seek without seeking.” IfsDifferentEarthFormSoundStonesSeekingWoods Author:Wumen Huikai
“jewels have played a colorful part in the evolution of world affairs. Because precious stones tend to inspire both admiration and greed, leaders have found convenient excuses for seeking them and have used them to impress crowds, reward friends, deprive foes, forge alliances, and justify war. Jewels may find their highest expression in the decorative arts, but they have also earned a place in the art of the possible.” WorldMayArtWarUsedFoundLeaderInspireExpressionEvolutionHighestStonesRewardsGreedAffairCrowdsSeekingExcuseJustifyAdmirationImpressJewelsFoeConvenientAlliancesColorfulPrecious StonesWorld Affairs Author:Madeleine Albright
“Shamanism is essentially a living tradition of alchemy that is not seeking the stone but has found the stone.” FoundTraditionStonesSeekingAlchemyShamanism Author:Terence McKenna
“We measure our presence in generations; we cannot dig down ten thousand years and find our bones. Our arrival is scribed upon the line of history; it does not drift upon the winds of story, or float upon the shrouds of myth. We are still explorers and discoverers, seeking meaning through movement and examination. But we are coming to a time of listening. Our sweat and breath are now upon this land. Voices rise up, and we begin to hear the echoes in the stones.” YearsDoeStillsStoriesVoiceLinesGenerationsLandMovementWindListeningThousandTenStonesBreathsSeekingBonesMythSweatEchoesThousand YearsFloatsExaminationArrivalsExplorersShrouds Book:A Haunting Reverence: Meditations on a Northern Land Source: A Haunting Reverence: Meditations on a Northern Land
“Water is patient; it can stagnate and let itself be coated with scum if need be. It is as gentle as the morning's dew. It is non-confrontational, even respectful, in circumventing the rocks in a stream. It makes room for everything that enters its pools. It accommodates by assuming the shape of any vessel it is poured into. And it is humble, seeking always the lowest level. Yet along with - or rather because of these adaptive, yielding properties, it is ultimately irresistible; it carves canyons out of stone.” IfsNeedsWaterLevelsRoomsMorningRocksHumilityShapesStonesAssumingPropertyPatientSeekingHumbleGentleStreamsPoolLowestVesselRespectfulIrresistibleDewAccommodateCanyonsScumAdaptive Author:Huston Smith