Mindfulness & Wisdom

Intelligence is a form of friendship with the world. It can’t be cultivated out of fear of it.

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These children show superior ability to think about global ideas like justice and fairness. Being so intensely aware of world issues and the feelings of others can make them vulnerable to being overwhelmed. In addition, they have to face adult reactions that do not meet their expectations. For example, they may want to help the poor and homeless by

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The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.

humans are able to arbitrarily relate objects in our environment, thoughts, feelings, behavioral predispositions, actions (basically anything) to other objects in our environment, thoughts, feelings (basically anything else) in virtually any possible way (e.g., same as, similar to, better than, opposite of, part of, cause of, and so on).

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Peter Cundill on the power of perspective:

“I think it may be easier to see solutions if you can distinguish between context and content. If you can place a problem within the framework of the larger universe its dimensions are put into perspective and automatically diminished.”

“It is a joy to be hidden, and a disaster not to be found.”