Peter Matthiessen Quotes

The ancient intuition that all matter, all “reality,” is energy, that all Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The ancient intuition that all matter, all “reality,” is energy, that all

— Peter Matthiessen

The mystical perception (which is only “mystical” if reality is limited to Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The mystical perception (which is only “mystical” if reality is limited to

— Peter Matthiessen

For some time I watch the coming of the night? Above is Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

For some time I watch the coming of the night? Above is

— Peter Matthiessen

I like to hear and smell the countryside, the land that my Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

I like to hear and smell the countryside, the land that my

— Peter Matthiessen

The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as

— Peter Matthiessen

Have you seen the snow leopard? No! Isn’t that wonderful? Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Have you seen the snow leopard? No! Isn’t that wonderful?

— Peter Matthiessen

You do your best work when you’re not conscious of yourself. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

You do your best work when you’re not conscious of yourself.

— Peter Matthiessen

The sun is roaring, it fills to bursting each crystal of snow. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The sun is roaring, it fills to bursting each crystal of snow.

— Peter Matthiessen

Illuminated by the same joyful curiosity and erudition, lyric writing, and plain Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Illuminated by the same joyful curiosity and erudition, lyric writing, and plain

— Peter Matthiessen

And only the enlightened can recall their former lives; for the rest Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

And only the enlightened can recall their former lives; for the rest

— Peter Matthiessen

In zazen, one is one’s present self, what one was, and what one will be, all at once. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

In zazen, one is one’s present self, what one was, and what one will be, all at once.

— Peter Matthiessen

You see … a man like me, a cautious man, has his life Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

You see … a man like me, a cautious man, has his life

— Peter Matthiessen

Alec Wilkinson is a spare, clear, and lucid writer who works in Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Alec Wilkinson is a spare, clear, and lucid writer who works in

— Peter Matthiessen

I was just very interested in the American frontier and the growth Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

I was just very interested in the American frontier and the growth

— Peter Matthiessen

The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay

— Peter Matthiessen

Be light, light, light – full of light! Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Be light, light, light – full of light!

— Peter Matthiessen

It is related that Sakyamuni [the historical Buddha] once dismissed as of Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

It is related that Sakyamuni [the historical Buddha] once dismissed as of

— Peter Matthiessen

Where to begin? Do we measure the relaxing of the feet? The Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Where to begin? Do we measure the relaxing of the feet? The

— Peter Matthiessen

This world is painted on a wild dark metal Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

This world is painted on a wild dark metal

— Peter Matthiessen

The great stillness in these landscapes that once made me restless seeps Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The great stillness in these landscapes that once made me restless seeps

— Peter Matthiessen

My eye is fixed not on the ending of the book but on the feeling of that ending. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

My eye is fixed not on the ending of the book but on the feeling of that ending.

— Peter Matthiessen

Simultaneously I am myself, the child I was, the old man I will be. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Simultaneously I am myself, the child I was, the old man I will be.

— Peter Matthiessen

Simplicity is the whole secret of well-being. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Simplicity is the whole secret of well-being.

— Peter Matthiessen

I have never figured out how women work but I do know Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

I have never figured out how women work but I do know

— Peter Matthiessen

There’s an elegiac quality in watching [American wilderness] go, because it’s our Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

There’s an elegiac quality in watching [American wilderness] go, because it’s our

— Peter Matthiessen

It is said in Java that the tiger’s hearing is so acute Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

It is said in Java that the tiger’s hearing is so acute

— Peter Matthiessen

In this very breath that we take now lies the secret that Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

In this very breath that we take now lies the secret that

— Peter Matthiessen

Here I am, safely returned over those peaks from a journey far Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Here I am, safely returned over those peaks from a journey far

— Peter Matthiessen

Amazingly, we take for granted that instinct for survival, fear of death, Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Amazingly, we take for granted that instinct for survival, fear of death,

— Peter Matthiessen

In the clearness of this Himalayan air, mountains draw near, and in Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

In the clearness of this Himalayan air, mountains draw near, and in

— Peter Matthiessen

The purpose of our life is to help others through it. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The purpose of our life is to help others through it.

— Peter Matthiessen

The concept of conservation is a far truer sign of civilization than Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The concept of conservation is a far truer sign of civilization than

— Peter Matthiessen

The Zen expression “Kill the Buddha!” means to kill any concept of Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

The Zen expression “Kill the Buddha!” means to kill any concept of

— Peter Matthiessen

Anyone who thinks they can save the world is both wrong and dangerous Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

Anyone who thinks they can save the world is both wrong and dangerous

— Peter Matthiessen

When I’m in the field, when I’m working, I keep very careful Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

When I’m in the field, when I’m working, I keep very careful

— Peter Matthiessen

It’s a simplification to say that the men [during Stone Age] went Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

It’s a simplification to say that the men [during Stone Age] went

— Peter Matthiessen

In fiction, you have a rough idea what’s coming up next – Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

In fiction, you have a rough idea what’s coming up next –

— Peter Matthiessen

If we were doomed to live forever, we would scarcely be aware of the beauty around us. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

If we were doomed to live forever, we would scarcely be aware of the beauty around us.

— Peter Matthiessen

I meditate for the last time on this mountain that is bare, Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

I meditate for the last time on this mountain that is bare,

— Peter Matthiessen

I think in any writing you’re paying attention to detail. Peter Matthiessen Picture Quote

I think in any writing you’re paying attention to detail.

— Peter Matthiessen

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