Hardcore Zen

From Brad Warner's book Hardcore Zen, one of the best books I've read in years:

"The universe desires to perceive itself and to think about itself and you are born out of this desire. The universe wants to experience itself from the point of view of a tree, and so there are trees. The universe wants to feel what it's like to be a rock, and so there are rocks. . . . We don't know if rocks and trees have an idea of 'self,' and it doesn't matter one way or the other. But we do know human beings like you and me . . . believe in the existence of 'self.' And this belief is the root of all our problems."

Two months ago, I spent considerable time on the London Underground. That means nothing, nothing at all.