“Anything that offers success in our unjust society without trying to change it is not revolutionary — it just helps people cope.”
― McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality
― McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality
“Back in the Garden of Eden, maybe the forbidden fruit was forbidden for a reason. Who needs the fancy building, the priest and all the rest of it—even the Bible—if all you really need is the fruit?”
― The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
― The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
“And someday,
when the parties
don’t dazzle you anymore,
and when the alcohol fails
to amuse your senses,
come to me.
We’ll lie on the grass,
stare at the stars,
and talk about Life.
Maybe I will become the Moment
you rediscover yourself again.”
― Divine Trouble
when the parties
don’t dazzle you anymore,
and when the alcohol fails
to amuse your senses,
come to me.
We’ll lie on the grass,
stare at the stars,
and talk about Life.
Maybe I will become the Moment
you rediscover yourself again.”
― Divine Trouble
“Once you’ve plunged into the ocean, does it really matter whether or not you believe in water?”
― The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
― The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
“Marrying,” Schopenhauer tells us, “means to grasp blindfolded into a sack hoping to find an eel amongst an assembly of snakes.”
― Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are
― Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are
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