metaphysics

“It is human to make mistakes. It is not human to go on and enjoy the mistakes.” Bioneers help to reduce human impacts on the biosphere.

Heard on New Dimensions, Program S939 of Bioneers series. New Dimensions Radio can be subscribed to via iTunes radio stations.

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This one puts the chalk on the wound. In his words:

A human being is part of the whole, called by us "universe," limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a prison, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons close to us.

Our task must be to free ourselves from our prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all humanity and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Is this really our task? I think there are temptations in force that make it very difficult to follow this beautiful thought.