The Buddhist mindset seeks to eliminate the self. That is to say, what we want to experience is life, not self. When there's less self and more life, we're very content, and when there's more self and less life we're quite unhappy.
Frederick LenzDon Juan, in the teacings of Carlos Castaneda, makes the same point. You have to fool people into seeking knowlege. People will not do it of their own volition.
Frederick LenzMy particular focus at the moment is on the development of genetic algorithms and neural networks that work together to create computer architectural systems.
Frederick Lenz