Jaggi Vasudev Quotes

To grow wiser means to learn to know better and better the faults to which this instrument with which we feel and judge can be subject.

When a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune: so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.

To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man's decisions are based on his rational process. That I don't believe at all.

We are the greatest computers in this world, but now we've created the smart phone which is smarter than us now, but we're still making dumb decisions. We have given our creations more power than we have, and that to me is dumb.

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

Everyone complains of his memory, but no one complains of his judgment.

We are approaching a time when human intelligence alone will be incapable of managing a highly advanced society. Existing technologies are rapidly exceeding the human capacity to absorb and process information.

Without our emotions, we can't make smart decisions.

You put too much stock in human intelligence, it doesn't annihilate human nature.

Our ideological dilemmas won't ever be solved by machines.

Don't over think too much.

Italians think with their heads.

To a certain degree, I think both self-narrativizing and selective memory are essential survival skills.

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, whereas consciousness is the ability to feel things such as pain, joy, love, and anger. Throughout history, intelligence always went hand in hand with consciousness.

It's very personal to me and doesn't work for everybody, but what I have found in my experience is that when I make pro and con lists, it's usually because I am trying to talk myself out of a good idea or talk myself into a really bad one.

For better or worse, I am as fascinated with human flaws as anything.

Part of the problem with America is that letting go of emotions is viewed as a weakness, but it's my strength. That enabled me to write my songs.

I have to make decisions that people are a little confused about, in a way, and I just express the appreciation, admiration and respect I have. I just try to be the best I can, but I'm human.

Anyway, there's something wrong with everybody and it's up to you to know what you can handle.

Humans are stupid. I'm ashamed to be human.

If any part of your uncertainty, is a conflict between your heart and your mind - follow your mind.

I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.