Continually Trying To Look On The Bright Side Interferes With Our Finding The Wisdom That Lies In The

Continually trying to look on the bright side interferes with our finding the wisdom that lies in the fruitful darkness. Continually striving upward toward the light means we never grow downward into our own feet, never become firmly rooted on the earth, never explore the darkness within and around us, a darkness without whose existence the light would have no meaning.

The Fasting Path

Stephen Harrod Buhner

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