The major impediment to experiencing the sacred depths of ordinary moments is the speed and distraction of contemporary life that moves to the imperatives of the global economic order.In addition, we increasingly live in a virtual world in which our reality is filtered through media and information technology.
Sam KeenIf we had a better understanding of the ways we think about enemies, we might be able to think of more rational ways of settling conflict.
Sam KeenI try to steer away from high metaphysical belief because I think we humans do best when we realize that we don't know all that much.
Sam KeenThe abyss beyond our beliefs is something we have to pass through in order to see the world anew, to see it in terms not dictated so much by our culture, our parents, or our religious convictions.
Sam KeenThere is the extreme of hopelessness and the inevitability of doom, a deep despair that comes from the sense that our industrial, consuming society is jeopardizing the planet.
Sam Keen