Death It does not happen to the dead aloneThose left behind, die tooIn parts that would never heal and come back to life(Page 14)

Twilight ...Say, who you are !!The dusk before the nightOr the dawn before the light(Page 73)

We are generally not programmed to imagine death, to handle death, to absorb grief, at least not in the immediacy of things, definitely not when the ‘thing’ has happened to another person.

Twilight …Not just a metaphorThe metaphor of the ‘spirit’The confluence of life and deathThe celestial dance of existential and essential(Page 75)

Bereavement, despair, ache, yearning happen to all. We all bear the pain of grief. We all take them in our own ways. And we are all blessed with the grace to transcend. (Page xii)

Lament invoked love.Woe invoked wonder.Grief invoked grace.Cry invoked celebration.(Page 80)

The Source …Who are YouWhere lay your pathWhy be on your journey...The Source …Your marvel amazesYour mystique invokesYour magnificence entrances(Page 88)

ParentNothing … No One Prepares a parent to raise the childNothing … No One Can ever prepare a parent to bear the loss of child

I came to understand the most intriguing irony of life, that the most intimate partner of life is death. (Page 94)

Civilized nations build libraries

I went to Israel when the missiles were falling there.

He felt like an old sponge steeped in paraffin and left in the sun to dry.

In the season of white wild roses We two went hand in hand: But now in the ruddy autumn Together already we stand.

I never thought of politics as a profession.

I do look at songwriting as a lot of work. I don't overintellectualize music as a special medium that only some people deserve to do. I think it's something you do if you put the work in.

I didn't work on the killing floor. I worked in the section where you break the meat down and package it

Keep your eye on the main event.

With a heart that is truthful, keeping you youthful.

Have faith in Guru, in his teachings, and in the surety that you can get free. Think day and night that this universe is zero, only God is. Have intense desire to get free.