Looking, not thinking

The talk distinguishes the quiet 'me' from the agitated 'self,' teaches pausing, looking, and letting 'now' present the action, and grounds intelligence in the body doing one thing at a time.

'If you don't know what to do, do nothing.'

'Thinking never solves anything.'

'Go for the biggest Yes.'

'There are no guarantees in this life.'

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LANGUAGE: English
YEAR RECORDED: 1997
PLACE RECORDED: Eindhoven
DURATION: 1 hours and 32 minutes

MAIN TOPICS

Putting in the pause, Stop making decisions, Choices and decisions, Letting go of decisions, The biggest Yes, Looking and thinking, First thing first, Cause and effect, Living without choice, Likes and dislikes, Technology and thinking, Practical advice for relationships, Keeping love alive in relationship, Love is communication, Making Love

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