Brittany
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Brittany
Because the question isn’t just What are you watching, reading, listening to?
It’s Who is it turning you into?
It’s Who is it turning you into?
You Are Your Cultural Diet
The political institutions of any nation are always menaced and are ultimately controlled by the spiritual state of the nation. - James Baldwin The Fire Next Time
"the question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."
- edsger dijkstra
The messaging about social media is so confusing. On one hand, it’s the domain of the embarrassingly anti-intellectual, attention-hungry, vain, stupid, trollish... Yet on the other hand, social media can also supposedly propel people to the presidency and shape an entire generation’s opinion on geopolitical issues. So what does it mean to advocate... See more
Chris Jesu Lee • Scroll Up, Cash In, Check Out
Omg, I can’t believe this came from a tweet
“No, let us not conquer the heavens. It is enough to have the power to do so. War engenders war, and victory defeat. God, conquered, will become Satan; Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot!”
The Revolt of the Angels Quotes by Anatole France
The Revolt of Angels, Lucifer decides not to overthrow God
Keep your distance from people who've made being wronged their identity. They're not looking for solutions, they're recruiting.
The freedom of thought allowed by the Buddha is unheard of elsewhere in the history of religions. This freedom is necessary because, according to the Buddha, man’s emancipation depends on his own realization of Truth, and not on the benevolent grace of a god or any external power as a reward for his obedient good behaviour.
Walpola Rahula • What the Buddha Taught
true freedom begins when we realize what the mind is not. Beneath the mind’s constant chatter and noise lies a profound stillness—a space untouched by its turbulence.