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tag > Philosophy
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Would you like you, if you met you? You live inside your head. Make sure it is a nice place to be.
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Once again, I’m contemplating a theory and praxis of technological augmentation rooted in the ancient wisdom of Qigong, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Meditation, Nature and Poetry. The need for it feels immense, yet perhaps misguided.
The "reality as machine" paradigm is a 19th century hangover, causing great havoc today. Embracing alternative paradigms, such as "Reality as Garden", leads to saner outcomes.
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Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877 - 1947) on Art
Industry without art is brutality.
The artist is not a special kind of man, but every man is a special kind of artist.
Art is nothing tangible. We cannot call a painting 'art' as the words 'artifact' and 'artificial' imply. The thing made is a work of art made by art, but not itself art. The art remains in the artist and is the knowledge by which things are made.
“Let us tell them the painful truth, that most of these works of art are about God, whom we never mention in polite society.”
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Reminder: Behavior always trumps appearance. An ugly person will appear beautiful if you see them be kind.
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Lin Yutang (1895 - 1976) was a fascinating man
"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."
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"A point of view is a serious liability in approaching this canvas." (Art: Georges Braque - The Table)
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After centuries of obsessing over isolated patterns—atoms, cells, brains, individuals, agents, nations—we’re now in an era defined by the exploration of their intricate intertwinglation.
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"The body is a creation of ego. In reality there is neither death nor birth. The ego's tendency to objectivity brings about our false identification with the perishable body of flesh and bones." - Sri Ramana Maharshi
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Don't be in such a rush to figure everything out. Embrace the unknown and let your life surprise you.
"If there is something that humanity cannot complain about, it is a lack of opportunities for Self-realization. In every moment the keys to the mysteries have existed over the face of the Earth. There have always been Masters of Wisdom in charge of guiding the neophytes in the search for the Truth that can can only be experienced in an individual manner with the help of precise techniques revealed by an authentic Initiate." ~ Samael Aun Weor
