Yesterday morning I reviewed our quarterly statements and calculated our net worth. I then turned to Alphonsus Liguori, Preparation for Death, and re-read underlined passages as a fitting prelude to a 75-minute session on the black mat.
It is appropriate for an animal to concern itself with material things; it is also appropriate for a spirit to meditate on the ultimate nullity of all material things.
Foolish it is to ignore either.