Choose a trail through the notebook.
Four ways into the same practice: paying attention, keeping context, and leaving room to change your mind.
Words I keep within reach.
A few reminders for staying independent, skeptical, and patient.
Don't Get Fooled
Rhetoric versus reality
George Orwell, 1984War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
Over The Walls
Systems and longing
The Shawshank RedemptionThese walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That's institutionalized.
Think By Yourself
Facts before belief
Bertrand RussellWhen you are studying any matter, or considering any philosophy,
ask yourself only what are the facts and what is the truth that the facts bear out.
A notebook in progress.
The archive is personal, unfinished, and open to better questions.