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“I do feel like it's so important not to take that for granted - that opportunity to share your ideas with intelligent, beautiful people.”

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Jeff Mangum

Jeff Mangum is an American musician, born on October 24, 1970. Known for his contributions to the independent music scene, he is particularly recognized as a founding member of the band Sufjan Stevens. Mangum is celebrated for his unique musical style and poignant lyrics. more

“You know, you struggle and cry and moan and thrash around and beat your head against the wall... and then you realize that you're just yourself, and you come to terms with yourself struggling. There are some serious, serious things to deal with in terms of the immensity of the suffering that we humans create for ourselves and for the world around us.”

World Suffering Term Realizing Struggle Cry Serious Wall

Author:Jeff Mangum

“We consider the animals to be lower, and to me, that makes no sense at all. If you look at a tree or a mushroom or a squirrel, it's perfectly in tune with itself. It has no problem being exactly what it is, and it does what it's meant to do without any complaints or problems. Because we create all these problems in being, we think we're somehow higher than the animals. But it's we humans who have a difficult time even caring for our children, or anything.”

Thinking Children Problem Difficult Animal Tree Our Children Caring No Problem Difficult Times

Author:Jeff Mangum

“Often, everywhere we look, we seem to find obstacles and facades and smokescreens, so it was really nice to find things in the world that actually spoke to me. And I felt like Eastern thought really spoke to me. Because it isn't trying to cover up the pain in life; it's trying to deal with it and overcome it in an intelligent way. I think the reason I love Eastern thought so much, and mysticism in general - but especially Buddhism - is because it seems to me an attempt to look life squarely in the face, as it is.”

Thinking World Trying Reason Pain Nice Buddhism Overcoming Intelligent Obstacles Mysticism Eastern Really Nice Facade Pain In Life

Author:Jeff Mangum

“I'm trying to find peace in the world, as it is. I'm feeling this sort of slow stripping of my mind, like the layers of an onion. I'm starting to see through all these little structures that have been imposed on me by my society that tell me how I'm supposed to view my life and the world. What I'm supposed to find to be important and what is not. Sometimes you see through so much of it that you feel like you're just a leaf blowing on the wind.”

World Trying Mind Important Sometimes Feelings Like You Finding Peace

Author:Jeff Mangum