Travis Briggs<p>I'm reading Alan Watts, _The Way of Zen_, and he's talking about how the words, ideas etc of conventional discourse are anthetical to understanding ultimate reality. I don't have an exact quote, but he mentions many times that we "fall in love" with our ideas and conceptions and measurements, that they're "hypnotizing".</p><p>Thinking of two things:</p><p>How people love to scroll social media, especially in the case of sites like Reddit, for the well-documented dopamine hit of new information</p><p>How things like TED talks further idolize "ideas" themselves, even when they are devoid of utility.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AlanWatts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlanWatts</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/reflection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reflection</span></a></p>