Transcendental meditation is like a car, a vehicle that allows you to go within. It's a mental technique.
David LynchRead
Someday, hopefully very soon, 'diving within' as a preparation for learning and as a tool for developing the creative potential of the mind will be a standard part of every school’s curriculum.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of introspection and creativity in education.
David Lynch advocates for a transformative approach to education that prioritizes self-exploration and creativity. He suggests that 'diving within'—engaging in introspection—should be an essential part of school curriculums to cultivate students' creative potential and enhance their learning experiences. By doing so, students can develop a deeper understanding of themselves, which is crucial for their overall development and success in life.
In practice
In a speech about educational reform, a speaker could use this quote to advocate for innovative teaching methods.
Transcendental meditation is like a car, a vehicle that allows you to go within. It's a mental technique.
You don't need a special place to meditate. You can transcend anywhere in the world. The unified field is here, and there, and everywhere.
There's a safety in thinking in a diner. You can have your coffee or your milkshake, and you can go off into strange dark areas, and always come back to the safety of the diner.
Music as background to me becomes like a mosquito, an insect. In the studio we have big speakers, and to me that's the way music should be listened to. When I listen to music, I want to just listen to music.
Television provides the opportunity for an ongoing story - the opportunity to meld the cast and the characters and a world, and to spend more time there.
In today’s world of fear and uncertainty, every child should have one class period a day to dive within himself and experience the field of silence - bliss - the enormous reservoir of energy and intelligence that is deep within all of us. This is the way to save the coming generation.
You can't just declare that you have a growth mindset. Growth mindset is hard.
I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read.
It's never too early to teach your children about the tool of money. Teach them how to work for it and they learn pride and self-respect. Teach them how to save it and they learn security and self-worth. Teach them how to be generous with it and they learn love.
The humanities have been forced to disguise, both from themselves and their students, why their subjects really matter, for the sake of attracting money and prestige in a world obsessed by the achievements of science.
It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It's whether or not our work fulfills us. Being a teacher is meaningful.
letters are not the first, but the last step in the progression from barbarism to civilisation.
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