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A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
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I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning.
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We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the common lot.
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Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.
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Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless.
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When we're in our true being, the purpose of life is to feel that every moment is the purpose.
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Poetry is unfallen speech. Paradise knew no other, for no other would suffice to answer the need of those ecstatic days of innocence.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.
