“When you genuinely lose your illusions, you begin to marvel at things, because you don't have the answers any more.” Quote by Sam Keen
“The abyss beyond our beliefs is something we have to pass through in order to see the world anew, to see it in terms not dictated so much by our culture, our parents, or our religious convictions.” WorldOrderCultureBeliefParentTermReligiousConvictionAbyss Author:Sam Keen
“But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was such a hit than saying Spielberg's my main influence.” PeopleInfluenceFrightened Author:Damien Hirst
“To a large extent, the aged in our society are ghettoized. Old people are seen as useless, bypassed by history, old-fashioned, in the way. So, not surprisingly, when we reach the official mark of old age, we're supposed to go gently into that good night, to get off center stage and hand over the spotlight. Old age is also surrounded by shame - the myth of impotence and inability.” PeopleWayHandsAgeNightStageMarkShameMythOld AgeUselessOfficialsOur SocietyOld FashionedOld PeopleInabilitySpotlightGood NightImpotenceCenter Stage Author:Sam Keen
“The spiritual mind is always metaphorical. Spiritual thinking is poetic thinking. It's always trying to put a very diaphanous experience into words, realizing all the while that words are inadequate.” ThinkingTryingMindSpiritualRealizingPoeticAlways TryingInadequateMetaphorical Author:Sam Keen
“I think we have to trust ourselves in the darkness of not knowing. The God out of which we came and into which we go is an unknown God. It's the luminosity of that darkness and that unknowing that is, I think, the most human - and the most sacred - place of all.” ThinkingHumansDarknessKnowingSacredNot KnowingUnknowingSacred Places Author:Sam Keen
“Politicians who are willing to spend too much are the ones who get reelected.” Too MuchWillingPolitician Author:John Templeton
“The major impediment to experiencing the sacred depths of ordinary moments is the speed and distraction of contemporary life that moves to the imperatives of the global economic order.In addition, we increasingly live in a virtual world in which our reality is filtered through media and information technology.” WorldMomentsRealityMovingOrderTechnologyEconomicMediaInformationMajorsOrdinarySacredDepthSpeedContemporaryDistractionImperativesInformation TechnologyImpedimentsEconomic OrderVirtual WorldContemporary LifeOrdinary Moments Author:Sam Keen
“The best practice is to follow the advice posted on every railroad crossing: Stop. Look. Listen.” LooksPracticeAdviceCrossingsRailroadsBest Practices Author:Sam Keen
“There is a saying in Bali: "We have no art. We do everything as beautifully as possible." This reflects my philosophy of practice. I try to remember daily what a gift it is to have the privilege of living in this wondrous world.” WorldTryingArtPhilosophyRememberPracticePrivilegeWondrousBali Author:Sam Keen
“Mystical experiences (unlike scientific conclusions) cannot be communicated from one person to another. Philosophers and little children are continually amazed that we, unaccountably, find ourselves in a somewhat intelligible world.” WorldChildrenLittlesPersonsPhilosopherConclusionAmazedMysticalMystical Experiences Author:Sam Keen
