We are, each of us, largely responsible for what gets put into our brains, for what, as adults, we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves.
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Apotheosis of Homer (detail of the Iliad personified), Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1827.
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James A. Garfield knew both Latin and Ancient Greek. As the first ambidextrous president, Garfield entertained his friends by having them ask him questions, and then writing the answer in Latin with one hand while simultaneously answering in Greek with the other.
Go Zen, young man!
Alan Watts - great Zen popularizer and philosopher - born in England on Jan. 6, 1915 (d. 1973) lived most of his life in the US. He tried to fuse Buddhism and Christianity into a uniquely contemporary and Western spirituality.
“I’ll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you’ll come to understand that you’re connected with everything.” — A.W.
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