Michele Pasin / Quotes

Janus the Roman God

Janus presided over the beginning and ending of conflict, and hence war and peace. The doors of his temple were open in time of war, and closed to mark the…

Janus - Wikipedia #God #peace #war #religious-ceremonies

No cultural frame for psychedelic experience

cultural references for these experiences, except for the counter-cultural movements of the 1960s, but this cultural framework is limited to our distorted…

Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) #psychedelics #culture #counterculture #peace

Centering life on correct principles

By centering our lives on correct principles, we create a solid foundation for development of the four life-support factors.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #principles #wisdom #self

Frequenta i migliori e perdici le spese

La segretaria del marito al telefono ha insistito a spiegare che pagano tutto loro anche per lei, anche eventuali extra di qualsiasi genere. Quando una è una…

Villa Metaphora (Andrea De Carlo) #wisdom #money #people #learning

Il saggio ascolta a orecchie tese

L’articolo X fornisce un utile suggerimento. Nel contrasto di opinioni non dobbiamo credere di essere noi necessariamente i saggi, né che gli altri siano…

Lo Spirito del Giappone (Leonardo Vittorio Arena) #wisdom #communication #japan

Knowledge and information

T.S. Eliot said it best, "Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"and I would add, Where is the…

The Limits Of The Digital Humanities, By Adam Kirsch | New Republic #information #knowledge #data #wisdom