Saturday 30 April 2016

Thought 197: Mark Passio and James Corbett


James Corbett of the corbettreport.com
and Mark Passio of whatonearthishappening.com
are two deep souls who nourished me for several years.

Friday 29 April 2016

Thursday 28 April 2016

Thought 195: Sparing People Shame


To spare someone shame
is to be humane.

Wednesday 27 April 2016

Thought 194: Secret Laughter in Places of Power


Golden laughter
is laughter that
conquers hell.

The best way
to die is of
laughter.

Tuesday 26 April 2016

Thought 193: The Value of Mathematics


The value of mathematics 
lies in bringing into perfect
clarity the purest abstraction
the human mind is capable of,
where it reaches the highest
universal lawfulness and
lowest particular meaning.

Monday 25 April 2016

Sunday 24 April 2016

Thought 192: Freedom that Comes with Little Attention


The advantage of having a small following
is that there is no pressure of
expectation and one can
continue to improve
one's art quietly.

Saturday 23 April 2016

Thought 191: Truth Is Simple


Truth is simple.
Ain't that the truth.

Friday 22 April 2016

Thought 190: The Meaning of Enlightenment


Selfishness.

Why?

We have different
conditions of preservation
and growth from others
and we suffer and die
alone, meaning that
our power has to
be negotiated
on our own
behalf.

Thursday 21 April 2016

Thought 189: Sensitivity as Astuteness


Sensitivity denotes
a high perceptivity
and responsitivity
to information.

Sensitivity
translates
into astuteness.

Wednesday 20 April 2016

Thought 188: Intelligence and Unhappiness—My Own Example


As an unhappy intelligent person,
I became happier to the degree
that I ceased to concern
myself about the state
of the world.

Tuesday 19 April 2016

Thought 187: Free Will as Acquired


Free will is acquired
along with unity 
consciousness:
as I heed, so
I am attuned,
and so I will.

Monday 18 April 2016

Thought 186: Hugo v Balzac



Balzac: ambition.
Hugo: moralism.

Sunday 17 April 2016

Thought 185: Obscuranti and Ignorami


The obscuranti are those
put in power by the
ignorami.

Saturday 16 April 2016

Thought 184: Emotional Visibility


The lack of emotional visibility
does not mean the lack of emotion.

Friday 15 April 2016

Thought 183: France and the Collective


Three words:
la volonté générale.

Thursday 14 April 2016

Thought 182: Knowledge and Sensibility


How we evaluate knowledge
is likely determined by our
sensibility, i.e. what we
trust in.

Wednesday 13 April 2016

Tuesday 12 April 2016

Art 21: Spawn


Monday 11 April 2016

Thought 181: Intellect Is Not Intelligence


Intellect, the capacity
for abstract thought,
is not yet discernment.

Sunday 10 April 2016

Saturday 9 April 2016

Thought 180: Money Wins


Money is quantifiable
power, whereas moneye
is intangible controversy.

Friday 8 April 2016

Art 19: Hathor


Thursday 7 April 2016

Thought 179: Empathy and Intelligence


Is empathy an
indicator of
intelligence? 

Wednesday 6 April 2016

Thought 178: The Healing Power of Music


Harmony has
therapeutic
qualities—
for it establishes
trust in its favour.

Tuesday 5 April 2016

Thought 177: A Note on The Shining (1)


It is easy to overlook the fact
that the Overlook Hotel represents
the haunted United States of America.

Monday 4 April 2016

Thought 176: What's in a Name?—The Beatles


The Beatles beat all.

Sunday 3 April 2016

Art 18: Shiho


Saturday 2 April 2016

Thought 175: Artistic Statement


Artistic statement
as opposed to artistic
expression indicates
that art has a political
import—for some will
trust the statement,
and others won't.


Addendum (1): The Pleasant Secret of Star Wars

The pleasant secret of Star Wars 
is that it takes one soul
to play both sides 
so as to restore 
balance to




Addendum (2): The Unpleasant Secret of Star Wars

The unpleasant secret of Star Wars
is that Luke Skywalker wants to
become Emperor Vader
and that power is 
all there is.



Similarly, doesn't Dr. Evil's rebellious son
Scott end up turning evil at the end of
the Austin Powers trilogy?



Addendum (3): The Subtle Secret of Star Wars

Jedi and Sith are the same will to power,
but the Jedi hold on to morality
whereas the Sith see through
morality: morality is power.

(Didn't the Jedi conceal
Luke's true parentage,
his father Vader (and
his grandfather Sidious)
until it was almost too
late for him?)


Friday 1 April 2016

Thought 174: Enthusiastic Amateur


Amateurs are enthusiasts.