Piece Of Drew Podcast #02 - The Paradox

PIECE OF DREW PODCAST #2 Notes Check out my writing on Medium.com https://medium.com/@drewfrench Check out the best long form writing software, Scrivener, here: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview “All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.” -Buddha, Dhammapada Check out MARIA POPOVA at www.BrainPickings.ORG, where I picked up this quote: Seneca, translated here by classics scholar Moses Hadas, admonishes against the trap of power and prestige: “We are all chained to fortune: the chain of one is made of gold, and wide, while that of another is short and rusty. But what difference does it make? The same prison surrounds all of us, and even those who have bound others are bound themselves; unless perchance you think that a chain on the left side is lighter. Honors bind one man, wealth another; nobility oppresses some, humility others; some are held in subjection by an external power, while others obey the tyrant within; banishments keep some in one place, the priesthood others. All life is slavery. Therefore each one must accustom himself to his own condition and complain about it as little as possible, and lay hold of whatever good is to be found near him. “ “As once the winged energy of delight carried you over childhood's dark abysses, now beyond your own life build the great arch of unimagined bridges. Wonders happen if we can succeed in passing through the harshest danger; but only in a bright and purely granted achievement can we realize the wonder. To work with Things in the indescribable relationship is not too hard for us; the pattern grows more intricate and subtle, and being swept along is not enough. Take your practiced powers and stretch them out until they span the chasm between two contradictions...For the god wants to know himself in you. “ Rainer Maria Rilke