Changing Beliefs

Ken Wilber paraphrased it best when he said “Old paradigms die when believers in old paradigms die” (audio interview)

More accurately, “And Max Planck, surveying his own career in his Scientific Autobiography, sadly remarked that ‘a new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.’ (T.S. Kuhn, 1962)”

Sadly, this is often the case with other people – they don’t believe the obvious truth in front of them. But of course, not you and me, we don’t do that. We adopt new, more useful beliefs as soon as they arrive on our doorstep. Right?

This post inspired by Ken Wilber and John Mayer (Belief – from Continuum), thanks guys.

Today’s Quote

“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.” ~Thomas à Kempis

Crisis is a prelude to ALL expansions of consciousness

Thought for the day:

“Crisis is a prelude to ALL expansions of consciousness”

- William Meader.

Thought of the day

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves.

The Quality of All Our Relationships

“…the quality of all our relationships is a direct function of our relationships to ourselves” James Hollis, The Eden Project

“The Eden Project” is a book I am rereading, again, because it is by far the best book I have ever read on relationships.

Although it is quite dense and somewhat academic, it is definately worth the effort to get through it. No other book has transformed the way I look at relationships as much as this beautiful and realistic essay by James Hollis.

Another brief quote from the book

“All relationships begin and end in separation”

Paul