"We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job."

Previous Quote

Being the Stream Meditation is not just a rest or retreat from the turmoil of the stream or the impurity of the world. It is a way of being the stream, so that one can be at home in both the white water and the eddies. Meditation may take one out of the world, but it also puts one totally into it.

— Gary Snyder