“They declare that since the mind cannot, by its very nature, have a position in space, there is only one phenomenon to be considered, namely, the brain. Such a declaration, which is contrary to the thinking of most men today as it was in ages past, is an unproven hypothesis.” What I love about this […]
This talk does a great job of reinforcing the idea that the reality we experience is happening in our imagination. We aren’t looking through windows or holes in our head, we are taking in lots of different sensory data and our brain and mind work together to hallucinate what is in our field of […]
“The Sensory Pathway Pictures, propagated by motion along the fibers of the optic nerves in the brain, are the cause of vision. —Isaac Newton Each of us lives within the universe—the prison—of his own brain. Projecting from it are millions of fragile sensory nerve fibers, in groups uniquely adapted to sample the energetic states of […]
““Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. —George Lois” A key aspect of creativity is the process of finding great metaphors—symbols that represent something else.” Identification because a concept plus symbol gives the “thing” an identity. Humans are the only things that we know of, […]
“Mind, except in reference to its own activities, cannot be defined or conceived. It is known to itself only through its activities. Mind without mental states is a mere abstraction—a word without a corresponding mental image or concept. Sir William Hamilton expressed the matter as clearly as possible, when he said : “What we mean […]
In Integral Zen I learned about the big mind and the little mind metaphors. The Stroke of insight is talking about this exact same distinction of 2 different parts of the mind, largly associated with the hemisphere’s of the brain. Often called the left brain and the right brain. Sign Up Now! […]
This was a great video about concepts that Eckhart Tolle discusses, which I also find within the teachings of Taoism, Zen Buddhism, Integral Theory, Hermeticism, etc. Eckhart Tolle is great at describing these concepts, and I felt this video does a nice job of summarizing. We become emotionally anchored to thoughts and this fuses them […]
“Color’s five hues from th’ eyes their sight will take; Music’s five notes the ears as deaf can make; The flavors five deprive the mouth of taste; The chariot course, and the wild hunting waste Make mad the mind; and objects rare and strange, Sought for, men’s conduct will to evil change. Therefore the sage […]
“Favor and disgrace would seem equally to be feared; honour and great calamity, to be regarded as personal conditions (of the same kind). What is meant by speaking thus of favor and disgrace? Disgrace is being in a low position (after the enjoyment of favor). The getting that (favor) leads to the apprehension (of losing […]
