The relations that define a system as a unity, and determine the dynamics of interaction and transformations which it may undergo as such a unity constitute the organization of the machine.

The cybernetics phase of cognitive science produced an amazing array of concrete results, in addition to its long-term (often underground) influence

When a living system is suffering from ill health, the remedy is found by connecting with more of itself.

As Buddhist teachers often point out, knowledge, in the sense of prajña, is not knowledge about anything. There is no abstract knower of an experience that is separate from the experience itself.

I'm a biologist who has been interested in the biological roots of cognitive phenomena.

And I know what I told my father was true: let us taste the world, and we’ll do whatever it takes to shape it into our home.

For a large majority of youth raised in church, the church has become irrelevant to their goals and pursuits in life

Only God can tell a truly plausible lie.

How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see?

I've had tinnitus for about ten years, and since I started protecting my ears it hasn't got any worse - touch wood.

The thing is, the reader doesn't want to hear about bad times.

Cease to be a disobedient child in the school of experience, and begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are set for your ultimate perfection.

That's what Zombieland is: frozen, calm, quiet.

Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.

Genius is the union of man and God in the acts of the soul. Great men are always greater than their deeds. They are in connection with a reserve power that is without limit.