“The wise accept that humans can’t fly unaided and find contentment when travelling in actuality.” Downward Dog

 “Swans fly on the path of the sun; men pass through the air by psychic powers; the wise are led away from the world after vanquishing Mara and his host.”

Lama Dharma DingDong
(Discoursing the Dhammapada)

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“We feel cold, but we don't mind it, because we will not come to harm. And if we wrapped up against the cold, we wouldn't feel other things, like the bright tingle of the stars, or the music of the aurora, or best of all the silky feeling of moonlight on our skin. It's worth being cold for that.”

― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass