Moloch
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. There is no way to peace, peace is the way. There is no way to enlightenment, enlightenment is the way.
Thich Nhat Hanh
you cannot impose a culture from the top
it must come from under https://t.co/3xmaLolCnc
Demons must be named to be defeated, just as our deepest and most vile urges or emotions must be acknowledged to be integrated
Θωμᾶς del Vasto (soul/acc) • Tweet
frightening how many of our wounds come from trying to be less than we are
-river kenna
if you're trying to slay Moloch in any realm other than the territory of the human heart, you're gonna fail over, and over
you might fail in interesting and scintillating ways -- but you're gonna fail
you might fail in interesting and scintillating ways -- but you're gonna fail
River Kenna • Tweet
Tired: Rushing to quick answers or public declarations
Wired: Sitting with questions, refining them in trusted company, and waiting until the shape of truth emerges
Yancey Stricklerx.comkind of shocked at how much mental energy is freed up if we stop trying to be special and important
nihilism disrespecter • Tweet
Market forces incentivise us to get on the property ladder, and then to set fire to the rungs beneath us so that nobody else can climb up. Moloch needs a good home to rest his cloven feet, after all.