Oli Anderson

“Dialogue is an opportunity for people to communicate from outside the limitations of their points of view. When we enter a circle of dialogue, there are no labels, only human beings.”

“Familiarity breeds contempt, for others at first, but then inwardly, contempt towards ourselves.”

“The final lesson is that 'reality' is always the way to go and that acceptance is the only way to get there.”

“If we go in to each situation that life throws at us with an attitude that we canlearn from it then we will never be truly defeated.”

“We have to accept that much of reality is ineffable and so to understand it we can't rely on words alone.”

“It is essential to our health and happiness that we dedicate ourselves to some kind of mission or purpose that transcends the mundane hustle and bustle of daily living.”

“Dialogue is about freeing human beings from the beliefs and attitudes that make human beings miserable.”

“Whenever we find ourselves stuck, whenever we find ourselves lost or confused by the chaos of the world, we can be sure that the only way to free ourselves is to take action of some kind. Action is the only thing that ever changes anything and in a world that ever changes, it is the best way to keep ourselves in the flow of the world unfolding.”

“Life is for those that deserve it. Those kings amongst men who can climb out of barrels and will dare to break through glass walls and to transcend all of this whatever it is, these eyes to the ground, this pretence, acting only as is expected and never as is intended. We have been told what is acceptable in what situation and so we take heed. This is not living. In the real world, in nature, there is no need to pretend. There is no place for it.”

“Practicing dialogue helps you to cultivate a realness that allows you to face reality on its own terms, not just the terms you’d like it to have in order to remain in your comfort zone.”

“Nobody is going to save you but yourself and the ‘best’ and only way to do so isthrough action.”

“Dialogue can help you find out if you’ve been brainwashed or not.”

“When people challenge your ideas, they help you (whether they know it or not).”

“Life is a dance more than it is an assertion and there is more health in dynamism or fluidity than there is rigidity and stasis.”