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"You feel depressed and crazy because in every historical human culture known to anthropology, people sang together, danced together, and ate food together, and you don't sing and you don't dance and you eat alone in the dark....
You are a singing ape and you are meant to know fifty dances by heart, which hilltops are sacred, and the names of every
... See more” “It's a wonderful thing to be clever, and you should never think otherwise, and you should never stop being that way. But what you learn, as you get older, is that there are a few billion other people in the world all trying to be clever at the same time, and whatever you do with your life will certainly be lost—swallowed up in the ocean—unless
... See moreNeal Stephenson • The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)
“the difference between ignorant and educated people is that the latter know more facts. But that has nothing to do with whether they are stupid or intelligent. The difference between stupid and intelligent people—and this is true whether or not they are well-educated—is that intelligent people can handle subtlety. They are not baffled by ambiguous
... See moreNeal Stephenson • The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)
Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion.
Brené Brown • Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
The default assumption is that situations must be tolerated rather than changed.
Anodea Judith • Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self
Ecstasy is the only thing God knows. God’s nature is eternal, conscious bliss. No matter what you’ve done, you’re not going to be the one thing that ruins it.
Michael A. Singer • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Do you want to know how God looks upon this world? Do you want to know how He feels about different kinds of people? Then look at the sun. Does the sun shine more brightly on a saint than on anyone else? Is the air more available to the saint? Does the rain fall on one neighbor’s trees more than another’s?
Michael A. Singer • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
A wise person remains centered enough to let go every time the energy shifts into a defensive mode. The moment the energy moves and you feel your consciousness start to get drawn into it, you relax and release. Letting go means falling behind the energy instead of going into it. It just takes a moment of conscious effort to decide that you’re not
... See moreMichael A. Singer • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Our taste is revealed in how our work is curated. What’s included, what’s not, and how the pieces are put together.