Posts Tagged ‘veils’

Buddhist philosophy and Timothy Leary merge into a profound statement of existentialism… A quote from Timothy Leary (1966):

“I gave way to delight, as mystics have for centuries when they peeked through the curtains and discovered that this world- so manifestly real was actually a tiny stage set constructed by the mind. We discover abruptly that everything we accept as reality is just social fabrications.” (more…)

Throughout my youth, I have had a delusion of immortality – a naive denial of the brevity of life. I doubt that this is at all uncommon. In fact, it’s probably how the majority of us humans exist.

To slow down and think about how brief life is, for us and for all beings, is not a natural thing in youth. But it is something that eventually finds its way into our conscience and plays on our minds more frequently. (more…)