Zeitgeist

@samsiss
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68 Posts
PhilosophyMiddle-path, Humanism, Empirical
PoliticsLibertarian
MusicHindustani/Sufi
IrreligionAtheism
@Memeghnad Very informative, thanks for doing this. Interjections could have been a little more polite considering how polite Mr Sethi himself is. I know I might be nitpicking but you asked for feedback! ;-)
@nilanjanaroy The 'importance of taking notes' at play!
@Reddymadhavan This is so fascinating, quirky and sad at the same time.
JAYSUS, what a story. Itching to turn it into a novel. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/world/asia/the-jungle-prince-of-delhi.html

Not having money makes one overestimate what it can resolve.

Having sufficient money makes one underestimate what it can resolve.

Having lot of money makes one unable to estimate anything.šŸ˜…

#musings

Patience is not about how long you can wait, but how well you behave while you’re waiting.
@audreytruschke Interesting, he is often portrayed as a scholar, learner, inclusive and affable. Is it accurate that Dara got the Upanishads translated in Persian?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=lEzqQNh70KY

Jodi prithibita shopner desh hoy
Tobe kemon hoto tumi boloto

if the earth becomes a place of dreams
how would that be, my dear?

Ei Poth Jodi Na Sesh Hoye (Bangla Song)

YouTube
It reinforced my sense of what was important—creating great things instead of making money, putting things back into the stream of history and of human consciousness as much as I could.ā€
#stevejobs #biography
ā€œOur consciousness was raised by Zen, and also by LSD.ā€ Even later in life he would credit psychedelic drugs for making him more enlightened.
ā€œTaking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life. LSD shows you that there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t remember it when it wears off, but you know it.
#stevejobs #biography