Reads tagged with “psychology”
The Charter of Free Inquiry: The Buddha’s Timeless Toolkit for Critical Thinking and Combating Dogmatism
“Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing; nor upon tradition; nor upon rumor…”
Havelock Ellis on the Function of Taboos, Their Vital Role in Community, and How They Bolster the Discipline of Compassion
“Life is livable because we know that wherever we go most of the people we meet … will allow us the same or nearly the same degree of freedom and privilege that they claim for themselves.”
Anthony Burgess on the Magical Moment He Fell in Love with Music as a Little Boy
“There is, for everybody, a first time. A psychedelic moment … an instant of recognition of verbally inexpressible spiritual realities, a meaning for the term beauty.”
Artist Agnes Martin on Inspiration, Interruptions, Cultivating a Creative Atmosphere, and the Only Type of Person You Should Allow Into Your Studio
“The development of sensibility is the most important thing for children and adults alike, but is much more possible for children…. Adults are very busy, taught to run all the time. You cannot run and be very aware of your inspirations.”
Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Exquisite Polyamorous Love Letters from the 1920s
“Surely, one must be either undiscerning, or frightened, to love only one person, when the world is so full of gracious and noble spirits.”
The Angels and Demons of Genius: Robert Lowell on What It’s Like to Be Bipolar
“My disease, alas, gives one (during its seizures) a headless heart.”
The Tragic Necessity of Human Life: Willa Cather on Relationships and How Our Formative Family Dynamics Imprint Us
“In those simple relationships of loving husband and wife, affectionate sisters, children and grandmother, there are innumerable shades of sweetness and anguish which make up the pattern of our lives day by day.”
Iris Murdoch on Love and Chance
“Everything that is important and valuable and good belongs with the little piece of us which is not mechanical.”
W.E.B. Dubois’s Magnificent Letter of Advice to His Teenage Daughter
“Be honest, frank and fearless and get some grasp of the real values of life… Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.”
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