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Of course, one of the main legitimate functions of thought has always been to help provide security, guaranteeing shelter and food for instance. However, this function went wrong when the principal source of insecurity came to be the operation of thought itself.

— David Bohm Changing Consciousness (1991)

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In our view this condition points to a deep and pervasive defect in the process of human thought.

Dialogue: A Proposal (1991)

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.

Deep down the consciousness of mankind is one. This is a virtual certainty because even in the vacuum matter is one; and if we don't see this, it's because we are blinding ourselves to it.

The perception of truth is an actual act which changes things; it’s not merely that it is the truth about something which is different.

Thought as a System (1992)

The power of meaning is that it completely organizes being.

Meaning and Information (1989)

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