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Everything Human Is Natural
Man is as much attached to nature as a tree, and though he walks freely on two legs and is not rooted in the soil, he is by no means a...
The World Mirrors The Soul And The Soul Mirrors The World
If you sit still for a while, completely relaxed, and let your thoughts run on, let your mind think of whatever it likes, without...
One Has No Self To Love
Love that expresses itself in creative action is something much more than an emotion. It is not something which you can...
You Play The Piano
The existence, the physical universe is basically playful. There is no necessity for it whatsoever. It isn’t going anywhere. That...
True Splendor of Science
The true splendor of science is not so much that it names and classifies, records and predicts, but that it observes and desires to know...
Money is not Wealth
Money is a way of measuring wealth but is not wealth in itself. A chest of gold coins or a fat wallet of bills is of no use whatsoever to...
Who Wants To Be A Philosopher?
Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself. Other creatures may love and laugh, talk and think, but...
Become What You Are
Begin with the practice of concentration, that is, of attentive looking. It is as if to say, "If you want to know what reality is, you...
Illusion of Oneself
"We need a new experience -- a new feeling of what it is to be 'I.' The lowdown (which is, of course, the secret and profound view) on...
Hermits in New York
Let's take hermits. People today think being a hermit is a very unhealthy thing to do. Very antisocial, doesn't contribute anything to...