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"Consciousness in a Nutshell: A Psychonautical Odyssey is an ambitious and thought-provoking work that blends scientific inquiry with psychological suspense and philosophical exploration.
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| Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a personal hero of mine and this is an incredible book. I find her to be incredibly enlightened and trust-worthy. The stroke stroke she survived, effectively rendered her an infant in an adult's body. Although her first book ...more | |
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| One of the best biographies I've ever read. Easily in the Top 3. Andrea Wulf has the ability to make you care about Alexander von Humboldt as much as she does! What an incredible read too. She writes beautifully and is very well-read. I'd definitely ...more | |
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| I like listening/watching Daniel Dennett, but his books are not very well written. I've read two now, and both were quite disappointing. I love reading about consciousness but this book--and From Bacteria to Bach and Back--were two book I had to forc ...more | |
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“Consciousness is a dance between perception and memory.”
― Consciousness in a Nutshell: A Psychonautical Odyssey
― Consciousness in a Nutshell: A Psychonautical Odyssey
“In the ancient Indian Upanishads, the answer to the question “Who am I?” is “Tat tvam asi.” This succinct Sanskrit sentence means literally: “Thou art That,” or “You are Godhead.” It suggests that we are not namarupa—name and form (body/ego), but that our deepest identity is with a divine spark in our innermost being (Atman) that is ultimately identical with the supreme universal principle (Brahman). And Hinduism is not the only religion that has made this discovery. The revelation concerning the identity of the individual with the divine is the ultimate secret that lies at the mystical core of all great spiritual traditions. The name for this principle could thus be the Tao, Buddha, Cosmic Christ, Allah, Great Spirit, Sila, and many others.”
― Holotropic Breathwork
― Holotropic Breathwork
“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”
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Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”
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“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
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“The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. On this shore, we've learned most of what we know. Recently, we've waded a little way out, maybe ankle-deep, and the water seems inviting. Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return, and we can, because the cosmos is also within us. We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos
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