We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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Real music will help you move towards meditation, beyond the mind needs, towards spiritual needs. Real poetry will give you a glimpse of the minds of the sages - a glimpse of course. It will open a window so you can see the faraway distant Himalayas. And then an urge arises in you, and you start travelling.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Real music and poetry guide you towards deeper spiritual understanding and exploration.
This quote emphasizes the transformative power of music and poetry, suggesting that they serve as gateways to spiritual enlightenment and introspection. By experiencing genuine art, individuals are inspired to look beyond their mental confines towards profound truths, akin to embarking on a journey to distant, majestic places like the Himalayas.
Themes
MusicPoetrySpiritualityMeditationArtJourney
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the impact of art in education, one might quote, 'Real music will help you move towards meditation...' to highlight its importance.
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