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21 " Deep down I believe each of us is a well-spring of understanding and wisdom, but we simply never allow the space or time for this understanding to rise to the level of conscious thought. "
― Chris Matakas , #Human: Learning To Live In Modern Times
22 " The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of. "
23 " The more we have outside ourselves the harder it is to get inside ourselves. "
24 " If something’s existence is contingent upon the existence of another entity, can we truthfully call them separate beings? "
25 " Our social contract is becoming an exchange of free thought for mindless stimuli. "
26 " A life of joy awaits the man who sits alone quietly in a room and determines what he himself believes rather than simply adopting the values of another. "
27 " It was my letting go that gave me a better hold. "
28 " The possessions themselves were not the problem, it was my relationship with possessing. "
29 " The most fulfilled among us are those who serve others. "
30 " Empathy is a breaking down of the false constructs of division between the observer and the observed. "
31 " We are only different because there exists something to be different from, and it is this difference that bonds us. "
32 " The more closely two organisms depend upon each other the harder it becomes to tell where one organism ends and the other begins. "
33 " Our most valuable victories are those which go without praise. "
34 " We forget that things can only be things when there is something which is not a thing, the space. "
35 " We have this sort of false self we portray over the internet. It’s a facade of highlights we believe our peers will deem noteworthy. "
36 " We are so surrounded with this fortune that we tend to forget that though subjectively in abundance, objectively this is a rarity. "
37 " Your greatest attribute, that which allows you to accomplish most in life and the most treasured aspect of your being will often be the source of your greatest suffering. "
38 " The only permanent aspect of creation is constant impermanence. "
39 " Everything is relative, including relativity. "
40 " As a culture we tend to feel great pride towards our strengths, and shame for our weaknesses. It is time we take notice that these are two pieces of the same whole. "