Michele Pasin / Quotes

Example of linguistic structural changes

Structural changes triggered here include changes in blood pressure, blood flow, hormone flow production, brain synapses undergoing different changes etc., all depending on what is said. These changes take place unavoidably as a process of structural change contingent to the interactions and hence as a drift because the course of structural change is being specified on a moment-to-moment basis in the interaction.

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#changes #course

Every virtuous act is inspired by a dark secret

Khaderbhai once said that every virtuous act is inspired by a dark secret. It mightn’t be true of everyone, but it was true enough about me. The little good…

Shantaram (gregory David Roberts) #course #shadow #motif #acts

One's human nature

If, then, I am not saying that you ought to awaken from the ego-illusion and help save the world from disaster, why The Book? Why not sit back and let things…

The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are #things #philosophy #book #world #nature #course

A book as companion for continual growth

First, I would recommend that you not “see” this material as a book, in the sense that it is something to read once and put on a shelf. You may choose to read…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #book #reading #changes

A changeless core lets us live with change

People can’t live with change if there’s not a changeless core inside them. The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #changes #identity #mission-statement #values

Adattarsi come l'acqua al vaso

Un uomo saggio si adatta alle circostanze come l'acqua si modella al ◊◊◊◊◊◊ vaso che la contiene. (Proverbio cinese)

La Formica Zen (italian Edition) ( ) #wisdom #changes #nature

Against the hyperbole of hyper-malleability

The hyperbole of hyper-malleability is refuted by the simple observation that human beings, postmodernists included, display a remarkable amount of continuity…

The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) #self #unity #changes #postmodernism