The mind thinks of the self as separate

Jack Kornfield

The mind thinks of the self as separate, the heart knows better. As one great Indian master, Sri Nisargatta, put it, "The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it."

~ from A PATH WITH HEART by Jack Kornfield

A Path With Heart

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