"We perceive that life unfolds in a linear fashion because our brain processes it one moment after another. But life itself is actually an infinitely complex dance in which we participate, but of which we catch only limited glimpses. Therefore the path of awareness and awakening is filled with twists, turns, backtracking, rest stops, and steep grades, all appearing in no particular order. Just when we think we can’t climb another step, the trail opens into a restful meadow. Just as we are enjoying walking along a babbling brook, a canyon opens up and the trail plunges into shadow and danger. It is an ever-changing path, and each moment of travel upon it is new."
-William Martin, A Path and a Practice: Using Lao-tzu’s Tao Te Ching as a Guide to an Awakened Spiritual Life
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