The man-machine will crucify any conscious man who tries to help him and convert his wisdom into an empty, mechanical dogma that suits his own understanding.
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The only way we can ever get through to the truth is by finding out what we are not. We do that by looking, by observation.Barry Long
A machine cannot go beyond the limitations of its design. The man-machine fears death because a machine cannot see beyond its own destruction.
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The fact is always simple. The difficulty is in seeing it through the mind which always takes the imaginative way - until it is stilled.
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This is too simple for the brain to comprehend in its now chronically complicated condition.
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You will become more conscious if you use the moment of being rebuked or blamed to observe your reaction. You will observe yourself making an excuse, giving a reason.
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Nothing is true in self-discovery unless it is true in your own experience. This is the only protection against the robot levels of the mind.
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