Safeguards against being programmed by

“Safeguards against being programmed by society are (1) emotional detachment, in which all information is viewed as provisional, (2) awareness that ordinary mentalization is unable to discern perception from essence, and (3) knowing that the wolf often hides beneath sheep’s clothing. This suspension of belief is the practical application of the basic dictum to ‘wear the world like a light garment.’ To ‘be in the world but not of it’ is a mode of attention that nevertheless still allows spontaneous interaction and function in society.” – David Hawkins