“Let us expand, live much, and be many things, and
not shirk the complexity of the world or of ourselves.”
— Julian Jaynes
“Let us expand, live much, and be many things, and not shirk the complexity of the world or of ourselves.” — Julian Jaynes
the real challenge, in building an accomplished and absorbing life, is learning to let go.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
“People living deeply have no fear of dying,” wrote Anaïs Nin. Norman Cousins observed that “the great tragedy of life is not death but what we allow to die inside of us while we live.”
Robin Sharma • The Everyday Hero Manifesto: Activate Your Positivity, Maximize Your Productivity, Serve The World
The way we have to deal with ego is by transcending it. We have to outgrow the illusion that the ego is right and that anything can be good for one of us if it’s not good for all of us.
Lawrence Block • Random Walk
Don’t let the mind always be thinking about itself and what it wants. Learn to enjoy life as it is—instead of limiting the ways you can enjoy it to serve your past impressions.
Michael A. Singer • Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament
As long as that’s what you want, you will be forced to constantly use your mind to buffer yourself from life, instead of living it. This world is unfolding and really has very little to do with you or your thoughts.