Recent Writings
The Holy Couch
“Tao gives birth to one. One gives birth to two. Two gives birth to three. Three gives birth to all things and all beings.” – Tao Te Ching I want you to think about a couch. Really think about a couch. Now you may be wondering why I want you to think about a couch. … Continue reading The Holy Couch
Stories: The Reality Distortion Devices
“The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we live in sight of a rational space, a possible harmony. But if words distance us from the present, so we never quite seize the reality of things, they make an absolute fiction of … Continue reading Stories: The Reality Distortion Devices
10 Books I Learned from in 2020
Thanks to my kindle, this year I can actually remember the books I read. Here are a few summed up into one or two things that I took away from them. As a Man Thinketh Every action can be traced back to a thought Siddhartha Life is a series of loops Games People Play We … Continue reading 10 Books I Learned from in 2020
Points of Imaginary Tension
Beliefs are similar to a virus. When your mind is malleable they’re most likely to infect you. Young people all have malleable minds. From ages 0 to your teen years you’re very susceptible to these belief viruses. Although, strong viruses can infect you at any age. These viruses express themselves through our behavior. We act … Continue reading Points of Imaginary Tension
Dimensional Depth
Practice is the prerequisite to excelling at a skill. But what’s happening as one deepens their knowledge through practice? What are the differences we notice in experiencing someone who is an expert in their art? Well, what we are experiencing is the difference in dimensional depth. An expert has greater dimensional depth to their skills … Continue reading Dimensional Depth
Newest Notes
Tao of Seneca
On saving time The most disgraceful kind of loss, however, is that due to carelessness. Furthermore, if you will pay close heed to the problem, you will find that the largest portion of our life passes while we are doing ill, a goodly share while we are doing nothing, and the whole while we are … Continue reading Tao of Seneca
Siddhartha
It had to be found, the pristine source in one’s own self, it had to be possessed! Everything else was searching, was a detour, was getting lost. Thus were Siddhartha’s thoughts, this was his thirst, this was his suffering. “What is meditation? What is leaving one’s body? What is fasting? What is holding one’s breath? … Continue reading Siddhartha
As A Man Thinketh
Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes, And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills, Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills:– He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking-glass A man is literally what he thinks, … Continue reading As A Man Thinketh
You’re very welcome Dieter. I’m glad you found it valuable!
Yes, those are highlights from the book. Which I wanted to think more about and review
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