alanbwt on Nostr: “We can teach others the forms, but we cannot teach them the genius because genius ...
“We can teach others the forms, but we cannot teach them the genius because genius is life itself which ever evades capture. The astonishing thing about Christianity, however, is that we are invited not simply to emulate the Master, but to share his genius or spirit. For the Spirit of God, unlike the spirit of music, is given to the whole world.”
— Alan Watts, Behold the Spirit
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