People know how to read a book with words but not a book without words. People know how to play a stringed instrument, but not one without strings. If you only know how to recognize something practical and nothing spiritual, how can you appreciate the wonders of music and books.

Without materialistic desires, the mind is like the autumn sky and an open ocean. Just sit down with good music and a book, I can be a Saint in a hideaway.

Don't have to stretch your mind too far, nor too many things to keep. A couple of rocks on a shallow dish can assume miles of mountains and rivers. A couple of words and statements can reveal the mind of a great saint. Knowing it shows the insights of an intellectual