In many traditions, the world was sung into being: Aboriginal Australians believe their ancestors did so. In Hindu and Buddhist thought, Om was the seed syllable that created the world. Jay Griffiths aboriginalancestoraustralian Change image and share on social
The woods are a place where children can go to think. Children gravitate towards these spaces. When I was a child it was nothing more than a scrubby little overhang under a rhododendron bush, but it was incredibly important to me. Jay Griffiths bushchildgravitate share on social
As a writer you have a duty to be a messenger. Jay Griffiths dutymessengerwriter Change image and share on social
The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals. Jay Griffiths bluntclockemotion share on social
I don't write quickly, and I don't want to. Jay Griffiths quicklywrite Change image and share on social
Language is wild - you can't fence it or tell it what to do - and it's the same with people. Even under the worst excesses of Stalinism or consumerism, the human spirit will still express itself. Jay Griffiths badconsumerismexcess Change image and share on social
A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting. Jay Griffiths democraticfreedomfunctional Change image and share on social
Clock measurement is not time itself. In fact, so opposed are they that one could argue the clock is not a synonym, but the opposite of time. Jay Griffiths argueclockfact Change image and share on social
Human language is lit with animal life: we play cats-cradle or have hare-brained ideas; we speak of badgering, or outfoxing someone; to squirrel something away and to ferret it out. Jay Griffiths animalbadgerbrain Change image and share on social
If people can't acknowledge the wisdom of indigenous cultures, then that's their loss. Jay Griffiths acknowledgecultureindigenous Change image and share on social
