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Some Cautions about Enlightenment

As I’ve said, a part of what I plan to do for you in these posts is to give you what I’ve called clues, aiming to bring you closer to genuine reality.  As part of the preparation for that, sort of checking your spacesuit for leaks, let me dispel some common errors about the voyage. […]

A Little Guidance and a First Pair of Clues

We’re all taught – or, rather, misled – by our families, our schools, our occupational or professional training, by the ubiquitous stream of advertisements, to believe that what is unreal is real, what is real is unreal; that what is poisonous or trivial is priceless, that what is priceless isn’t worth our time. How often […]