intellect
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Reason Rejoices
There is a picture of the thinking person that most of us carry without ever choosing it. The figure is alone. The room is dark, or if not dark then grey, lit by a single lamp. The face is serious, a little tired, set against the world rather than turned toward it. To think, in… Read more
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Everything I Needed to Know, a Flower Already Knew
A regular Thursday in Amsterdam taught me everything. A walk along the river, a conversation about the future, a wheat flower I didn’t expect to find, and the quiet realisation that the most beautiful thing I could do is simply be myself. This is that afternoon, and the poem it became. Read more
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A Treatise on Mysticism
1. Definition By mysticism, I mean having an intuitive grasp of what life is truly about. I mean seeing, with suddenness, the facts that surround us. The word mysticism is a loaded word which I find unfortunate but I believe many people have an experience where they suddenly see things for what they are and… Read more
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Mysticism, Reason, and the Ego: Why There’s No Clash
By Muaad Sucule / @jestoraverse Many people assume that mystical experience exists in tension with reason or that the ego is an obstacle to connecting with ultimate reality. From my experience, this is not the case. Mysticism, reason, and the ego are not enemies — they are different channels through which the same reality can… Read more
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