Below is a brief, 7-step guide to finding yourself in times of chaos, big and small: Step 1: Feel the ground beneath your feet. First chakra. Practice stillness and simplicity. And breathe. Step 2: Stay true to who you are. Second chakra. Continue to create and express yourself. Make time for your practice, your outlets, your passions. Step 3: Focus on what's important. Third chakra. Harness your determination. Why do you aim to accomplish all … [Read more...]
Imagination, Creative Intelligence and the Quantum Revolution
Two recent posts on the Quantum Revolution website were about imagination, creativity and innovation. One was the recent interview with Keith Reinhard, for the Interviews with the Leading Edge series. The other was a quote from the noted philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre said, “Imagination is not an empirical or superadded power of consciousness, it is the whole of consciousness as it realizes its freedom.” The importance of this quote cannot … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 6/21/13 – Jean-Paul Sartre
"Imagination is not an empirical or superadded power of consciousness, it is the whole of consciousness as it realizes its freedom. " - Jean-Paul Sartre … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 5/10/13 – Plato
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."- Plato
… [Read more...]Quote of the Day: 4/30/13 – Don Beck
"It's not that we need to form new organizations. It's simply that we have to awaken to new ways of thinking. I believe it makes no sense to spend a lot of time attacking the current realities. It is time to create the new models that have in them the complexity that makes the older systems obsolete. And to the extent that we can do that, and do that quickly, I think we can provide what will be necessary for a major breakthrough for the future." … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 4/20/13 – Don Beck
“Evolution and revolution are part of our nature. Many believe we are passing through such a momentous transformation, a major turning point, a history-making sea change. A new and entirely different pattern of thought is beginning to emerge worldwide and in various fields of human activity.” – Dr. Don Beck … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 4/9/13 – Jiddu Krishnamurti
"All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man." - Jiddu Krishnamurti … [Read more...]
The Beauty of Not Knowing
Video from KarmaTube In the short video above, we hear from the brilliant sage/physicist Richard Feynman on the beauty of uncertainty and not knowing. Can we live without knowing answers, and with having more questions than answers? We want to know, want to know what's next. But in actuality, most of life is unknowable and unpredictable. To realize the fullness of life, we have to accept this fact. When we … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 3/1/13 – Nikola Tesla
“My brain is only a receiver. In the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength, inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know it exists.” - Nikola Tesla … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 1/7/13 – Gurdjieff
The evolution of man is the evolution of consciousness and "consciousness" cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and "will" cannot evolve involuntarily. The evolution of man is the evolution of his power of doing, and "doing" cannot be the result of things which "happen." - Gurdjieff … [Read more...]