If you are involved with the intensity of crescendo situations, with the intensity of tragedy, you might begin to see the humor of these situations as well. As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music.

I am on a HUGE Chogyam Trungpa kick. I know he is seen as quite the controversial figure… I am not here to start any debates as to his legitimacy. His writing blows my mind on a regular basis and that is enough for me. Adoration and love to Trungpa. GET IT.

(This quote is from Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism– its a must read. Get that too.)