The stories we develop about our lives and ourselves can be deadly to our mental health because we start to interpret random events in a biased way.
“In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true, either is true or becomes true within certain limits. These limits are to be found experientially and experimentally. When the limits are determined, it is found that they are further beliefs to be transcended. In the province of the mind, there are no limits. The body imposes definite limits.”
― The Deep Self: Consciousness Exploration in the Isolation Tank
― The Deep Self: Consciousness Exploration in the Isolation Tank
“Give me the child for the first seven years and I'll give you the man.”
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“Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today are just as unecessary as when you were alone.”
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“We are like chess players who are trying to predict the opponent’s future moves, but in this case, we are dealing with life itself. True masters do not play the game on a single chessboard, but on multiple chessboards at the same time. And what’s the difference between grandmasters and masters? Surprises. The moves that cannot be predicted by the opponent. Life can play a simultaneous game with seven billion people at the same time and it can take each and every one of us by surprise. And we still believe we are capable of winning, because we can predict three of four moves ahead. We are insignificant.”
― 720 Heartbeats
― 720 Heartbeats
“I asked the boy beneath the pines.
He said: the Master’s gone alone
herb picking somewhere on the mount,
cloud-hidden, whereabouts unknown.”
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He said: the Master’s gone alone
herb picking somewhere on the mount,
cloud-hidden, whereabouts unknown.”
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