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Podcast: theeffect Podcasts
Episode: Creatures of a Broken Heart
Description: Dave Brisbin 10.27.19
In speaking about the pain and disturbance of breaking out into larger spheres of awarenessâbeing born again intellectually and spirituallyâan ancient Chinese philosopher says, âyou canât speak of ocean to a wellfrog, the creature of a narrow sphere; you canât speak of ice to a summer insect, the creature of a season.â To that I would add, âyou canât speak of perfect love to a human being, the creature of a broken heart.â Our broken hearts, as surely as the frogâs well or insectâs lifespan, wall us off from something so far from our imagined...