We're practicing a willingness to simply return to the present moment without judgment, without disappointment, without contraction with a mind that is standing truly free of the past. It's always possible to recover this freedom, no matter what happens. […]

here's no real reason why the next 10 minutes in the gym can't be the best you've had in yea

The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.

• E.O. Wilson

This quote implies an obvious question: what would it mean to invent a modern, godlike, institution?