"Human skin is porous; the world flows through……" — John O'Donohue
"Human skin is porous; the world flows through you. Your senses are large pores that let the world in. By being attuned to the wisdom of your senses, you will never become an exile in your own life, an outsider lost in an external spiritual place that your will and intellect, have constructed."
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John O'Donohue
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179 Quotes by John O'Donohue
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To have true integrity, poise, and courage is to be attuned to the silent and invisible nature within you.
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The essence of who you are is ultimately mysterious, ungraspable and numinous-completely different from every other structure of matter.
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