The Subversive Simone Weil: A Life in Five Ideas
a third response is possible. Not withdrawal, not stewardship on the hypothesis of a future reward, but the fullest collaboration with the world as a harmonious system of contained conflicts—based on the realization that the only real “I” is the whole endless process. This realization is already in us in the sense that our bodies know it, our bones
... See moreAlan W. Watts • The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Jaeggi analyzes the forces at play when it comes to alienation and our inability to meaningfully ask how we want to live. She identifies "conformism" and "instrumentalization" as two fundamental forces separating us from ourselves, from others, and from the world.
Conformism is the force that translates our own desires through others' desires. We le... See more
Conformism is the force that translates our own desires through others' desires. We le... See more
Tara McMullin • How Do I Want To Live?
Consider the following: In Buddhism, the goal of the spiritual path, if there is one, is Nirvana, or the dissolution of self in connection with something larger, with an ever-expanding spaciousness and timelessness. Taoism’s central concept, the Way, is described as a non-dual experience, the merging of subject and object—often represented by yin a
... See moreBrad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
to have secular faith is to acknowledge that we are essentially dependent on—and answerable to—other persons who cannot be mastered or controlled, since we are all free, finite beings.