“History does not move by leaps into unrelated novelty, but rather by the selective emphasis of aspects of its own immediate past.” DoePastMovingKnowledgeHistoryLearningAspectLeapEmphasisNoveltySelective Book:The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Source: The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
“A knowledge of mankind and of things that surround us gives us that second education which proves far move valuable than our first because it alone turns out a truly accomplished man.” MenGivingFirstsMovingTurnsKnowledgeMankindProveValuableAccomplishedSurround Author:Honore de Balzac
“Knowledge about yourself binds, weighs, ties you down; there is no freedom to move, and you act and move within the limits of thatknowledge. Learning about yourself is never the same as accumulating knowledge about yourself. Learning is active present and knowledge is the past; if you are learning to accumulate, it ceases to be learning; knowledge is static, more can be added to it or taken away from it, but learning is active, nothing can be added or taken away from it for there is no accumulation at any time.” IfsPastMovingKnowledgeLearningTakenLimitsActiveCeaseTiesAbout YourselfAccumulationStaticLearning KnowledgeLearning About Yourself Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti