Humans are the only animal that blushes, laughs, has religion, wages war, and kisses with lips. So in a way, the more you kiss with lips, the more human you are. And the more you wage war.
—Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
(Source: quote-book)
It’s clearly a crisis of two things: of consciousness and conditioning. These are the two things that the psychedelics attack. We have the technological power, the engineering skills to save our planet, to cure disease, to feed the hungry, to end war; But we lack the intellectual vision, the ability to change our minds. We must decondition ourselves from 10,000 years of bad behavior. And, it’s not easy.
—Terrence McKenna, “This World.. And Its Double”
The capacity that we, as a species, have for variety is extraordinary. The diversity that we have created in our existence must not be so easily destroyed by mass consumerist culture such that we are merely regressing to a state of infancy of a species.
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Realise that being passionate is infectious, and that it can easily defeat inertia. So don’t be discouraged by inactivity, instead be encouraged by the possibilities your passion can fuel.
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There is no independence, only interdependence, for our world is inherently symbiotic. Embrace your community, embrace your environment. Sustainability is only achievable through recognition and respect for our surroundings.
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