I could say abstractions, I suppose. Tonight, I’ll be sharing quotes that are more…indirect, I suppose.

“The menu is not the meal.” ~ Alan W. Watts

“Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.” ~ Immanuel Kant

“We live in the mind.” ~ Wallace Stevens

“The Universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything you want, you already are.” ~ Rumi

“Obstacles do not block the path. They are the path.” ~ Zen proverb

“Love is metaphysical gravity.” ~ R. Buckminster Fuller