I could hear and indescribable seething roar which wasn't…
““I could hear and indescribable seething roar which wasn't which wasn't in my ear but everywhere and had nothing to do with sounds. I realised that I had died and reborn numberless times but just didn't remember especially because the transitions from life to death and back to life are so ghostly eas, a magical action for naught, like falling asleep and waking up again a million times, the utter casualness and deep ignorance of it. I realised it was only because of the stability of the intrinsic Mind that these ripples of birth and death took place, like the action of wind on a sheet of pure, serene, mirror-like water. I felt sweet, swinging bliss, like a big shot of heroin in the mainline vein, like a gulp of wine late in the afternoon and it makes you shudder; my feet tingled. I thought I was going to die the very next moment.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Life and death are fluid cycles, and the mind’s stability lets us experience them without fear.
In simple terms: Life’s cycles are natural and mind stays steady.
Key Takeaway
Embrace change, trust mental steadiness.
Themes
mortality
mindfulness
transformation
Mood
introspective
melancholic
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- meditation
- grief processing
- creative work
- spiritual practice
Key Concepts
impermanence
consciousness
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- What does “rebirth” mean to you?
- How can stability be cultivated?
A Different Perspective
The description may romanticize suffering and overlook trauma.