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Octavia Butler on Religion and the Spirituality of Symbiosis
Octavia Butler on Religion and the Spirituality of Symbiosis

“On many levels, we wind up being strengthened by what we join, or what joins us, as well as by what we combat.”

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Alain de Botton on the Qualities of a Healthy Mind
Alain de Botton on the Qualities of a Healthy Mind

“A healthy mind knows how to hope; it identifies and then hangs on tenaciously to a few reasons to keep going.”

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From Heisenberg to Borges, How Human Nature Lenses the Nature of Reality
From Heisenberg to Borges, How Human Nature Lenses the Nature of Reality

“What we are striving for lies inside us; we find ourselves in the world and the world in ourselves.”

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The Importance of Trusting Yourself: Nick Cave on the Relationship Between Creativity and Faith
The Importance of Trusting Yourself: Nick Cave on the Relationship Between Creativity and Faith

“There is more going on than we can see or understand, and we need to find a way to lean into the mystery of things.”

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How to Own Your Weakness: Alan Watts on the Confucian Concept of Jen and the Dangers of Self-Righteousness
How to Own Your Weakness: Alan Watts on the Confucian Concept of Jen and the Dangers of Self-Righteousness

“Trust in human nature is acceptance of the good-and-bad of it, and it is hard to trust those who do not admit their own weakness.”

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Blue Is the Color of Desire: The Science, Poetry, and Wonder of the Bowerbird
Blue Is the Color of Desire: The Science, Poetry, and Wonder of the Bowerbird

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17 Life-Learnings from 17 Years of The Marginalian
17 Life-Learnings from 17 Years of The Marginalian

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Milan Kundera on Animal Rights and What True Human Goodness Really Means
Milan Kundera on Animal Rights and What True Human Goodness Really Means

“True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. Mankind’s true moral test, its fundamental test… consists of its attitude toward those who are at its mercy: animals.”

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Octavio Paz on Freedom
Octavio Paz on Freedom

“Without freedom, what we call a person does not exist.”

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How to Befriend Time: The Gospel of Pete Seeger and Nina Simone
How to Befriend Time: The Gospel of Pete Seeger and Nina Simone

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

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