The path is a cipher of meaning and purpose. One's “path in life” is a convenient way of saying what one's existence is for. It sums up all that we value and aspire to. It sums up all that we value and aspire to...To cultivate a path is to bring its free, purposive, and shared space into being...It is carved from commitment and opened up by letting go. It entails both doing something and allowing something to happen. A path is both a task and a gift. In exerting too much control, one inhibits its spontaneous unfolding, whereas just by letting enerything be, one loses sight of a guiding vision. The art of creating a path is to do neither too much nor too little.
Living with the Devil: A meditation on Good and Evil, Stephen Batchelor
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