Tony Brussat is the author of:
Planet Qualia: Happiness, Landscapes, and Ecosystems.
Matter, Qualia, Mind and Cosmos
God's Qualia
Conscious Ritualing
The sparrow is doing what it loves to do, because its Interest and Participation levels are matched in the middle (Interest level 5/10, Participation level 5/10); it is in sync with its landscape. When we are doing what we love, when our faith in the qualia we notice is atContinue Reading
We are like sparrows eating crumbs on the sidewalk – free to come and go, but, nonetheless, still slaves to our landscapes, chained to our landmarks, and our pathways. Yet all is (generally) provided for – the qualia we notice guides us to the matter we need. Survival depends onContinue Reading
“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he afford to let alone” — Henry David Thoreau Not the least of which “things” are beliefs, ideals, ought to’s, should haves, fears, and maybe even loves, too. It is good to have thoughts, if for no other reasonContinue Reading
One of the challenges which a job presents is that, for eight hours or so, our Big Dopamine cravings go unsatisfied. Yet, the eight hour pause from Big Dopamine satiation is a good thing. It potentiates Little Dopamine. This is the wealth to be found in letting things go, as Thoreau suggested.Continue Reading
I am so tired of otherwise brilliant intellectuals saying that ecosystems are competitive. Ecosystems are not competitive, they are cooperative! It is landscapes that are competitive, and it is ecosystems that hold diverse landscapes in balance.