Neutrally remember that the nature of all existence isn’t a perpetual, linear, upward and forward trajectory toward ever better circumstances and that the human herd isn’t in charge here in this unstable clump of space debris. This clarity informs skillful adaptation to rapidly accelerating change.

“Modern society is in an extreme, pathological state of rupture from the reality of the natural world, as is indicated on a daily basis by the ecological crisis. There is, moreover, little public recognition that this crisis is indeed a psychological one.

— Andy Fisher

"The underlying sense of uneasiness that we have now is actually a good thing: it is the expression of our sensitivity. Those who go through life without feeling ill at ease are unconscious. The uneasy feeling caused by our awareness holds tremendous potential for transformation.

—Jigme Khyentse

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”

—James Baldwin

No woo woo.

“Do not divide appearances as being there and awareness as being here. Let appearance and awareness be indivisible.”

— Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

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“True philosophy requires not only the mind but also the ‘body’ - a body that can perceive, respond to, and reflect on life.”

—Xia Ying, Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Rixin College.”

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