Category Archives: thinking in words

Machines Will Not Save Us

Posted on July 19, 2023 by randomyriad

A perfect system is not static. it contains the capacity to make adjustments within itself in order to adapt to changes both internal and external. Nothing can ever achieve a state of perfection that will continue. In order to approach … Continue reading →

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2023 Graphic Journal Page #24: July 3 to July 8

Posted on July 8, 2023 by randomyriad

Attention is the Beginning

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2023 Graphic Journal Page #22: June 25 to July 1

Posted on July 1, 2023 by randomyriad

Some Guidelines for My Always Beginning Journey

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When Traveling in Darkness Remember:

Posted on April 10, 2023 by randomyriad

To Know the Dark To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without light, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, and is traveled by dark … Continue reading →

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Simone Weil: Attention as Generosity

Posted on April 2, 2023 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Non-Buddhism:
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Simone Weil (1909-1943; pronounced vay) was an extraordinary person. If you do not know her life story, I highly recommend watching Julia Haslett’s moving and deeply personal movie, “An…

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