It's intense right now. Damn intense. Especially in America.Liberals and progressives fear their nation is on the brink of a violent fascist uprising and civil war, and the mass media are happily feeding into that fear. Rightists are outraged over internet censorship and the belief
You have no obligation to conform to a society which brands you a Russian propagandist for criticizing the most powerful and destructive institutions on earth.You have no obligation to conform to a society which brands you a Chinese propagandist for advocating peace and detente instead
Without extensive marketing it would never have occurred to people that inhaling cigarette smoke into their lungs all the time is a nice thing to do.Without extensive marketing it would never have occurred to people that Mountain Dew is something they should put into their
Zen Buddhism is full of stories about practitioners staring death in the face in order to cut through their mental habits and force a direct confrontation with the fundamental matter. Monks doing zazen on a cliff's edge to keep themselves alert, rōshis telling frustrated students
Consumerism is unsustainable. Competition is unsustainable. Imperialism is unsustainable.Our species is standing on the brink of an extinction-level event due to ecosystemic collapse or nuclear war, and it is because of the way that we have lived on this planet up until this point. If
Narrative is crumbling. It's difficult to understand what's going on in the world.It's difficult to understand what's going on in the world because powerful people actively manipulate public understanding of what's going on in the world.Powerful people actively manipulate public understanding of what's going on in
If I had to put a label on my politics and I was being 100 percent straightforward about it I'd probably call myself a "satori populist" or something. I believe humanity wins by awakening from its dysfunctional relationship with mental narrative and moving into enlightened
The struggle of humankind is a struggle to become more conscious. This is true whether you're talking about humanity as a species, human society as an individual nation or community, the interpersonal relationships in a specific family or social structure, or the inner processes of
"As Jane looked around her, she felt that dissatisfied feeling she often experienced when she was somewhere new and lovely. She couldn't quite articulate it, except with the words: if only I was here. This little beachside cafe was so exquisite she longed to really
You start out in the first womb and it's alright. There's not much to do but you don't get any bills, you never have to worry about where your next meal's going to come from, and you don't have to read anybody sharing their opinions