” I stick my finger in existence — it smells of nothing. Where am I? Who am I? How came I here? What is this thing called the world? What does this world mean? Who is it that has lured me into the world? Why was I not consulted, why not made acquainted with its […]
Diogenes (aprox. 412-323 BC), aka Diogenes the Cynic, or kynikos / dog (σκύλος), was by far the truest and most radical pre-Christian Greek philosopher, regarded as a pioneer of the Cynic Philosophy – a Zen-like non-School of anti-Philosophy expounding and embracing an ascetic and transcendental nihilism. Imagine The legend goes on with Diogenes walking the […]
“You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire” , Seneca notes. A bell rings. “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself and in no instance bypass the discriminations of reason? You have been given the principles that you ought to […]
“If you survive until tomorrow, it could mean that either a) you are more likely to be immortal or b) that you are closer to death.” N.Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable No man is an island,entire of itself;every man is a piece of the continent,a part of the main.If a […]
Considerations on Thinking about the Future “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov Mind-Body Awareness like Time-Space Awareness Buddhas are enlightened about delusion, ordinary beings are deluded about enlightenment” (in the absence of delusion, there is neither enlightenment nor […]
Laughing during serious situations on #SpaceShipEarth ” I think we all know that laughter brings Relaxation and that humor makes us playful, yet how many times important discussions been held where really original and creative ideas were desperately needed to solve important problems, but where humor was taboo because the subject being discussed was […]
#Learn How To See Listen “.. the central idea was about music as a place you go to. Not a narrative, not a sequence that has some sort of teleological direction to it—verse, chorus, this, that, and the other. It’s really based on abstract expressionism: Instead of the picture being a structured perspective, where […]
“Maybe” A Warrior’s Tale There was once a warrior with a magnificent horse. All the people said, “you are lucky to have such a horse”. To this, the warrior replied “maybe”. One day the horse broke his tether and ran away. All the people said “You are unlucky to have lost such a magnificent […]
Cargo Cult Science By Richard Feynman Some remarks on science, pseudoscience, and learning how to not fool yourself. Caltech’s 1974 commencement address. During the Middle Ages there were all kinds of crazy ideas, such as that a piece of rhinoceros horn would increase potency. Then a method was discovered for separating the ideas–which […]
22:22 The Now, 22.03.2016, revelation space. Well, seems like there is a catch. We know since ancient times that numbers are carriers of pure energy, containing a treasure of archetypal, spiritual wisdom. Long-time on my gaze (synchronicity explorations), the number 22 is associated with universal love and is considered materialized source energy, the Master Builder. The […]