Overuse of the intellect and the domination of textual knowledge is part of the crisis of modernity from mental illness to modern medicine.
Imagine if you were told you couldn't walk till you understood the theory of walking. You'd be crippled. This is our condition.
Imagine if you were told you couldn't walk till you understood the theory of walking. You'd be crippled. This is our condition.
This is pushed as "scientific temperament" and "education."
This education cripples us, renders us incapable of doing the simplest things for ourselves.
This education cripples us, renders us incapable of doing the simplest things for ourselves.
Even worse, walking would be banned till it is "scientifically validated." This is the relation between traditional knowledge systems and science. Walking is "superstition" till it is tested and the results are published in a peer reviewed journal.
