The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life

There is a sophistication prior to adult learning and modern development of culture. It's a sophistication that can be lost behind the illusion that our own developed intentions, observations, and values are supreme. The first step in enchantment, then is to recover a beginner's mind and a child's wonder, to forget some of the things we have learned and to which we are attached. As we empty ourselves of disenchanted values, a fresh paradisical spirit may pour in, and athen we may discover the nature of the soul and the pleasure of being a participant, and not a master in the extravagance of life.