“We think that if we just meditated enough or jogged enough or ate perfect food, everything would be perfect. But from the point of view of someone who is awake, that’s death. Seeking security or perfection, rejoicing in feeling confirmed and whole, self contained and comfortable, is some kind of death. It doesn’t have any fresh air. There’s no room for something to come in and interrupt all that. We are killing the moment by controlling our experience.”
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
“Further, my characterization of a loser is someone who, after making a mistake, doesn’t introspect, doesn’t exploit it, feels embarrassed and defensive rather than enriched with a new piece of information, and tries to explain why he made the mistake rather than moving on. These types often consider themselves the “victims” of some large plot, a bad boss, or bad weather. Finally, a thought. He who has never sinned is less reliable than he who has only sinned once. And someone who has made plenty of errors—though never the same error more than once—is more reliable than someone who has never made any.”
― Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
“The irony of the process of thought control: the more energy you put into trying to control your ideas and what you think about, the more your ideas end up controlling you.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
“Poets are simply those who have made a profession ans a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss.”
― The Power of Myth
― The Power of Myth
“Кажется, Альфред Хичкок... сказал однажды: "Бомба с включённым таймером, спрятанная под кроватью, где молодожёны занимаются любовью, много страшнее бомбы, взорвавшейся и разметавшей этих молодожёнов по асфальту". Ожидание страшней всего. Предчувствие ужасней события. Ночь перед казнью острее гильотины.”
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