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"in the world, the result of enlivening unity by a peace keeping group would be real peace on earth."

"if the square root of 1% of the world's population -- or 8,000 people -- practices advanced meditation techniques in a group, then that group, according to published research, is quadratically more powerful than the same number scattered about" yeah obsessed w him what the hell r we talking about rn

this chapter is called "The Box and the Key".

the only words within the chapter? "I don't have a clue what those are."

“You can show it, show the human condition, show conflicts and contrasts, but you don’t have to go through that yourself. You are the orchestrator of it, but you are not in it. Let your characters do the suffering. It’s common sense. The more the artist is suffering, the less creative he’s going to be.“
Interesting to hear this pov from a man who made such intense, often dark work

“It should be fun. In work and in life, we’re all supposed to get along. We’re supposed to have so much fun, like puppy dogs with our tails wagging. It’s supposed to be great living. It’s supposed to be fantastic.” Once more, what an open hearted and joyful man

“I love dream logic. I just like the way dreams go, but I have hardly ever gotten ideas from dreams. I get more ideas from music or just walking around.” Interesting

“I saw this light, and it thrilled my soul. I feel lucky to live with that light. I love Los Angeles.” What an open hearted, joyful man

“The Art Life” idea as a contemporary and less explicit iteration of Virginia Woolfe’s thesis in A Room of One’s Own

Well and yes of course he practiced transcendental mediation and wrote a book about it. What a unique man