The Only Purpose Of Starting

The Basic Idea Of Karma Is Not Punishment. Karma Presents The Opportunity For Development; To Make Use Of Opportunities That Were Not Taken Advantage Of, To Fill In Gaps Of Ignorance, To Enlarge Understanding Through Experience, To Do What Should Be Done.

In Basic Terms, Civilization Is Dependent Upon The Spontaneity And Fulfillment Of The Individual. Your Civilization Is In Sad Straits. Not Because You Are Allowed Spontaneity Or Fulfillment To Individuals, But Because You Are Denied It, And Because Your Institutions Are Based Upon That Premise.

Try Is The Opposite Of Hiding.

On The One Hand You Take Life Too Seriously, And On The Other, You Do Not Take Playful Existence Seriously Enough.

We Can't Suddenly Quit A Job And Then Race To Find A Form Of Art That Will Pay Off Before The Next Mortgage Payment Is Due. Creating Art Is A Habit, One That We Practice Daily Or Hourly Until We Get Good At It … Art Isn’t About The Rush Of Victory That Comes From Being Picked. Nor Does It Involve Compliance. Art In The Post-industrial Age Is A Lifelong Habit, A Stepwise Process That Incrementally Allows Us To Create More Art.