“I don't believe that consciousness is generated by the brain. I believe that the brain is more of a reciever of consciousness.”
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“It's not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing—they are not all bad. Those devils have been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, laughter and all the mad intensities that made and unmade me.”
― Moab Is My Washpot
― Moab Is My Washpot
“Whenever I think of something but can't think of what it was I was thinking of, I can't stop thinking until I think I'm thinking of it again. I think I think too much.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.”
― The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
― The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
“It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.”
― What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery
― What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery
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