The Unity of Experience
“In some reports, particularly of the mystic experience or the religious experience or philosophical experience, the whole of the world is seen as unity, as a single rich live entity. In other of the peak experiences, most particularly the love experience and the aesthetic experience, one small part of the world is perceived as if it were for the moment all of the world.”
–Abraham H. Maslow (American Psychologist, 1908-1970)
“Toward a Psychology of Being, 3rd Edition” (Abraham H. Maslow)
Good Will, Light Hearts and Strong Values
“Almost anything can be dealt with if people are of good will and light hearts and strong values.”
–Robert Fulghum (American Author and Unitarian Clergyman, 1937-)
The Rhythm of Walking
Earlier today I was explaining to a very fit young man that one of the reasons for his difficulties is that he rarely walks, and when he does, he has no rhythm and completely fails to move his arms. It has to do with activating both sides of the brain and improving the flow of blood and energy in the body.
He thought that I was completely daft until I showed him the impact on his anxiety and depression, simply by walking properly. He was stunned. Perhaps we shall have another convert!
“The rhythm of walking generates a kind of rhythm of thinking, and the passage through a landscape echoes or stimulates the passage through a series of thoughts. The creates an odd consonance between internal and external passage, one that suggests that the mind is also a landscape of sorts and that walking is one way to traverse it. A new thought often seems like a feature of the landscape that was there all along, as though thinking were traveling rather than making.”
–Rebecca Solnit (American Writer, 1961-)
Accepting and Engaging With Life
“There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.”
–George Santayana (Spanish-born American Philosopher, Humanist and Poet, 1863-1952)
“Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies (Classic Reprint)” (George Santayana)
The Scientific Delusion
An important comment from a new book that I recommend most highly:
“The delusion that science has already answered the fundamental questions chokes off the spirit of enquiry. The materialist agenda was once liberating but is now depressing. Those who believe in it are alienated from their own experience; they are cut off from all religious traditions; and they are prone to suffer from a sense of disconnection and isolation.”
–Rupert Sheldrake (English Biologist, Researcher and Author, 1942-)
{The Scientific Delusion a.k.a. Science Set Free}
“Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discovery” (Rupert Sheldrake)
Realizing Unity
“Unity is destined to become more and more fully realized.”
–Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (French Jesuit Priest, Mystic, Paleontologist and Author, 1881-1955)
Unseen Connections
“We keep passing unseen through little moments of other people’s lives.”
–Robert M. Pirsig (American Novelist, 1928- )
“Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values” (Robert M. Pirsig)
Reaching Universal Consciousness
“There is individual consciousness and from there, group consciousness and then we reach universal consciousness. The aim of man is to reach universal consciousness.”
—Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji (a.k.a. Yogi Harbhajan, a.k.a. Yogi Bhajan, Indian-born American Master of Kundalini Yoga and Head of the Sikh Dharma in the Western Hemisphere, 1929-2004)
The Zigzag Way
“The more zigzag the way, the deeper the scenery. The winding path approaches the secluded and peaceful place.”
–Huang Binhong (Chinese Art Historian and Painter, 1865-1955)
Developing Awareness
“We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.”
–Paulo Coelho (Brazilian Writer, 1947-)
“The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom” (Paulo Coelho)
