I am listening for the second time to a talk by Alan Watts where he says that the problem with people who get their introduction to mysticism by LSD etc. need a discipline or skill. Unfortunetly I didnt really understand what he means by that. A hobby? That sounds almost too easy a solution. The thought however resonates with me. Ever since I start... See more
reddit.comAlan Watts said young people need a discipline/skill.
“Reflection matters because it is continuous with practice. How you think about what you are doing affects how you do it, or whether you do it at all. It may direct your research, or your attitude to people who do things different, or indeed your whole life.”
Lawrence Yeo • The Right Side of Thought - More To That
To practice a discipline is to be a lifelong learner on a never-ending developmental path.
Art Kleiner • The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization
I’m pretty set on promoting life-long education as the most important thing. Getting people to be curious, in this time when you can access almost every piece of information in the world, is the best possible thing to do to try to help all humans.It’s crazy how things feel in the absolute opposite direction right now in regards to the internet and ... See more