The best things

Via Joseph Campbell: My friend Heinrich Zimmer of years ago used to say, “The best things can’t be told,” because they transcend thought. “The second best are misunderstood,” because those are the thoughts that are supposed to refer to that which can’t be thought about, and one gets stuck in the thoughts.” The third best are what we talk about.

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  1. I continue to be a fan, though I have been preoccupied with a poem a day during April. Thank you so much for your frequent gifts to my mailbox. They take me outside myself and allow me to be more authentic within myself.

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