“Layer after layer of civilized life seems to have veiled our directness of seeing. We often look for an underlying meaning of things while the thing itself is the meaning. Intellectual interpretation may hinder our intuitive insight. Here education should undo the damage and bring us back to receptive simplicity. It is obvious that a solely intell... See more
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"I have come to understand that paying attention is not about shining a spotlight on this or that object in the world, but about going along with things, opening up to them and doing their bidding."