Ken Wilber Quotes

As Harvard Developmental Psychologist Howard Gardner Reminds Us, The Young Child Is Totally Egocentric - Meaning Not That He Thinks Selfishly Only About Himself, But To The Contrary, That He Is Incapable Of Thinking About Himself. The Egocentric Child Is Unable To Differentiate Himself From The Rest Of The World; He Has Not Separated Himself Out From Others Or From Objects. Thus He Feels That Others Share His Pain Or His Pleasure, That His Mumblings Will Inevitably Be Understood, That His Perspective Is Shared By All Persons, That Even Animals And Plants Partake Of His Consciousness. In Playing Hide-and-seek He Will "hide" In Broad View Of Other Persons, Because His Egocentrism Prevents Him From Recognizing That Others Are Aware Of His Location. The Whole Course Of Human Development Can Be Viewed As A Continuing Decline In Egocentrism.2

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