Metaphors for relationship

"Your experience of true relationship, your experience of deep happiness, your experience of equanimity all require a different orientation within you. It is fine to have images that represent this in some way, but never confuse these images and these ideas and parables with the reality itself, which is so much greater, which is complete."

Pieces of a puzzle

"You are like a piece of a puzzle. You cannot yet see your own shape clearly because you are inside of your shape. But if you could see your shape objectively from a distance, if you could see yourself in true relationship with others, you would learn a great deal more about your nature and design."