“The proper role of humanists is not to bring 'human values' to the attention of technicians otherwise engaged in a purely instrumental approach to their calling, but to demand the restoration of the practical or moral element in callings that have degenerated into techniques.” InspirationalHumansValuesAttentionMoralRolesCallingDemandElementsApproachTechniquePracticalsEngagedRestorationHuman ValuesTechnicians Author:Christopher Lasch
“I have abandoned all particular forms of devotion, all prayer techniques. My only prayer practice is attention. I carry on a habitual, silent, and secret conversation with God that fills me with overwhelming joy.” GodFormJoyPrayerSecretAttentionPracticeTeacherParticularConversationSilentTechniqueDevotionOverwhelmingAbandonedHabitualConversations With God Author:Brother Lawrence
“Nearly all spiritual practices are based on attention. In fact, whenever you think you have lost the path, or whenever you feel confused by esoteric terminology or technique, remember that all these techniques or teachings are various ways to help you learn to pay attention.” ThinkingWayFeelsFactsHelpingRememberSpiritualLostPayAttentionPracticePathTeachingVariousTechniquePay AttentionConfusedSpiritual PracticeEsotericTerminology Author:Rick Fields
“Technique to me is a kind of a ... I'm reluctant to talk about it because it seems so obvious to me what good technique is. I mean, you sit down, you shut up, and you pay attention is basically the good technique. And then the footnotes add; on an empty stomach, in a dark room, feeling comfortable.” KindMeanFeelingsSeemsDarkRoomsPayAttentionComfortableEmptyAddObviousTechniquePay AttentionStomachShut UpReluctantDark RoomFootnotesEmpty Stomach Author:Terence McKenna
“Before Bin Laden did everything but advertise. Yet he had to blow up the Twin Towers just to get the attention of anyone outside the intelligence community. So what did we do? We invaded the wrong country, killed the wrong madman, and too often used the wrong interrogation techniques on the wrong people-all because our leaders lost contact with the truth.” PeopleCountryUsedLostCommunityAttentionLeaderBlowTechniqueContactTwinsTowersBin LadenMadmenInterrogationIntelligence CommunityTwin TowersInterrogation Techniques Book:The Devil's Light: A Novel Source: The Devil's Light: A Novel