Crown of Thorns

Short Quotes

"The crown of thorns that you wear ... represents your attempt at fulfillment in the world."

"Great effort is exerted in building things that can fall apart in a moment, things that have no stability or permanence."

"Some people can walk away from a relationship, but they are so bound to their ideas, their beliefs or their assumptions that they are not free to leave them. This is what it means to wear a crown of thorns. This is when the mind is a crown of thorns. You wear it, but it torments you. It seems to give you a kingly title, but in fact it is a harness of misery. It seems to elevate you and give you stature in the world, but in fact it cuts you and hurts you, binds you and mocks you."