The Replies Book

They still insisted they were right.

The key thing is to be right, but not to insist on being right. 

Action, words, ideas, thoughts, wishes – all get jumbled as if they are the same thing.

They are not.

As you know only too well….when you think about it.

What weighed on his mind was the whey sitting atop the yoghurt.

He decided not to think about it, then realized there was no need to worry about it. 

The whey is part of the process of making yoghurt. It occupies the highest position once yoghurt is left standing for a little while.

Stir it in, mix it so it is united and you have, as he had, peace of mind!

Even though the stones of the riverbed were dry, if we went far enough upstream we always found water flowing.

A trickle, at least.

So, returning to explore the same subject, with deeper toying, prying and playing, brings fresh observations and understanding.

New knowledge from old sources.

Close the door on the way out, she said.

He was already in the open air and looking back behind him, saw there was no door.

There never had been.

The air was clear, as were their minds and hearts. 

Soaring above the other birds, I was unaware anyone could not fly. 

One day I find one, standing on a rock above the treeline.

I became a teacher. 

I taught.

We communicated and connected.

Everybody learned.