self trust
Trust goes hand in hand with truth. Lying is always a breach of trust.
Robert C. Solomon, Fernando Flores • Building Trust

The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Quotes
There was a period in his career when Seth Rogen would feel terrible after watching a great movie. A writer, actor, and director himself, he’d burn with envy, measuring his writing, acting, and directing against the writing, acting, and directing of whatever brilliant thing he’d just watched. Then he’d go back to his own work and start twisting and
... See moreHow can I find worth and dignity in something deeper and more enduring than intelligence?
my impression of the individuation process is that we all know, at some level, what we need to do... we sense the truths we need to face & the actions we need to take
but it’s a lot of work & suffering and so we spend years trying to negotiate our way out of it. “must I really do this? must I?”
“surely there’s a hack and a shortcut... surely there’s... See more
but it’s a lot of work & suffering and so we spend years trying to negotiate our way out of it. “must I really do this? must I?”
“surely there’s a hack and a shortcut... surely there’s... See more
