Evolution and civilization have separated us from the Tao. In order to get back to the Tao we must separate from evolution and civilization, stepping out of them as if we were stepping out of a stream – a stream of time, and evolution, and history. Impossible as this mayContinue Reading
Why can’t we see the forest for the trees? Because we can’t see the qualia for the matter. We are materially focused. Evolution has made us that way — we notice qualia, but it sends us chasing after matter. But we do have the capacity NOT to chase matter, andContinue Reading
Our traditions keep us somewhat balanced at the center of our individual landscape, just as an animal’s landmarks and pathways keep it at the center of his own. It is safe at the center of our landscapes. Just as all roads lead to Rome, all our landmarks and pathways leadContinue Reading
Landscape intelligence is a measure of our ability to notice new qualia in the landscape when we need it. When our usual landmarks and pathways fall apart, when they fail to provide us with what we need, that is when we need to notice new qualia. A bird may noticeContinue Reading
Part of the reason we rose to “the top of the food chain” was that we didn’t simply react to the ecosystem’s gifts, but we held them in our mind. Thus, in addition to leading us to our material needs, qualia, in the form of both big gifts (like theContinue Reading