Posted on January 17, 2009

Thoughts on the spectrum of intelligence, human nature

Often in our society, we judge one’s intelligence by their pragmatic and logical skills. How well can you perceive logical patterns, adapt to mechanistic and structured systems? School is mostly catered to what is often called “left brain” thinking skills (although it is by far more complicated and intricate than that). Math, science, grammar and … Continue reading

Particulars, Unity and Relationship

On my way back from Chelsea market, I was listening to some Alan Watts. As usual, he said something that was strikingly eloquent and revealing about the world: You start from noticing all the particular things, and being baffled by their multiplicity, and dealing with the multiplicity of things, but as you go into this, … Continue reading