A human being is part of the whole, called by us “Universe”, a part limited in space and time. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. The striving to free oneself of this delusion is the one issue of true [...]
This is a very serious matter… that the way that human beings think, certainly the way that I think, is in terms of stories… Now what is a story? A story, if it so please you, is a metaphor… If you look at these two plants, you will see that they are essentially metaphors, one [...]
One of my favourite quotes of all time. And it makes sense to me to approach one’s own convictions with a degree of humility, flexibility, joyful uncertainty and playful doubt. Bob did it so well.
I don’t believe anything, but I have many suspicions.
I strongly suspect that a world “external to,” or at least [...]