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On Being: A Timeless Excerpt
From The Tao Te Ching

Roald Dahl & Shel Silverstein
on Thinking Beautiful Thoughts

The Samurai's Lesson

Walt Whitman: "This
is What You Shall Do"

10 Timeless Truths We Learned
From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

10 Timeless Truths We Learned From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

10 Timeless Truths We Learned
From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

Considered by many to be one of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century,

Dare To Be Naive!
15 Buckminster Fuller Quotes

7 Rules of Happiness Kids Know,
But Adults Forget.

Living The Good Life:
The American Executive
& The Mexican Fisherman

We are so conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments, but great moments often catch us unawares. A cab ride Kent Nerburn gave...

The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget

True Love & Toxic Love:
14 Core Differences

In a world where it is old-fashioned to be private & suspicious to be secretive, we must work to hold the rights to our own story. Oversharing robs us of...

Oversharing & Online Privacy:
Why You Don't Owe Anyone Your Story

Looking for advice on life? Forget counselling (not really) & go straight to The Bard! Here are 7 pieces of timeless, invaluable advice from Shakespeare...

The Will To Be Wise

7 Tips From Shakespeare

The Will To Be Wise:
7 Tips From Shakespeare

4 Questions
The Medicine Man
Would Ask You

Of The Anishinaabe

The 7 Teachings

The 7
Teachings

Of The
Anishinaabe

On Gossip:
Socrates' "Test of Three"

On Gossip: Socrates "Test of Three"

On Gossip:
Socrates "Test
of Three"

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Musings for the Modern Mystic

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If You Start Exhibiting This Behaviour, It’s A Sure Sign You’re “Waking Up”

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Hacking “The Zone”: How The World’s Top Athletes & Artists Access The Flow State

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Sunday, April 14, 2024

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7 Rules of Happiness Kids Know, But Adults Forget

by Matt Duczeminski

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Soul

Native American Tribes By Region: A Breathtakingly Expansive History

by Kyle McMillan

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Soul

4 Questions The Medicine Man Would Ask You…

by Editorial

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Mind

How to Clean Your Brain: 4 Steps to Unlearning the Concepts that Lead to Crummy Consciousness

by Kyle McMillan

Sunday, April 14, 2024

If You Start Exhibiting This Behaviour, It’s A Sure Sign You’re “Waking Up”

Hacking “The Zone”: How The World’s Top Athletes & Artists Access The Flow State

7 Rules of Happiness Kids Know, But Adults Forget

Native American Tribes By Region: A Breathtakingly Expansive History

4 Questions The Medicine Man Would Ask You…

If you are living on this planet, you are brainwashed, in one way or another. Here are 4 ways to take the power back, get to the business of unlearning, and give your brain the long-needed bath it's been waiting for. One administered by the best person to do so: you.

How to Clean Your Brain: 4 Steps to Unlearning the Concepts that Lead to Crummy Consciousness

Alan Watts Explains Why There Are No “Wrong” Feelings

How Realizing It’s Not All About You Can Enable You to Do Some Amazing Things…

If You Think You’re ‘Above’ Self Help, You May Just Be an Asshole

The Link Between Napping and Creativity: Sleep, Dreams and Genius.

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The Salt Doll

by Editorial

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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11 Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss (For Kids AND Adults)

by Cristabelle Garcia

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Traditional Tales

The Pupil Who Would Be Cast Out: A Zen Tale of Right and Wrong

by Editorial

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Mind

15 Quotes From “The Sleeping Prophet” on Mind, Body and Soul

by Editorial

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Anecdotes

Between Sight & Vision: The Young Couple Who Thought They Knew Best…

by Editorial

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Anecdotes

The Man Who Spit In Buddha’s Face: A Fable of Fury

by Editorial

Sunday, May 3, 2020

10 Quotes on Soothing Fear and Anxiety From a Meditation Master

The Story of the Prince and the Three Dolls

The general of an invading army confronts a solitary monk refusing to leave the monastery. Who holds the power? The tale of the monk and the general...

A Tale of True Power: The Monk and The General

7 Things You Must Know to Be a Free Thinker

Is LSD a "back door to zen"? Many experienced meditators, including Eckhart Tolle & Sam Harris have spoken of their experiences with enlightenment & LSD.

The Enlightenment / LSD Connection

10 Quotes About Human Sexuality That Will Turn Your Ideas About it Upside Down

Luther Standing Bear was a Sioux Indian Chief who occupied the rift between the native and white man's worlds. Here are some of his words on both.

10 Quotes From a Sioux Indian Chief That Will Make You Question Everything About Modern Culture

Have you ever heard of "paying it forward"? It’s the simple idea that if you do something nice for somebody, they are more likely to then go on to do...

The Kindness Virus: How Paying It Forward Works For Everyone

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Oddly enough, the archetype of the eccentric genius is fairly accurate. Many, if not most of the geniuses throughout history have been very strange men and women.

FUN STUFF

6 Habits of Eccentric Geniuses You Might Do Well (or Not) To Adopt

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17 Beautiful Greek Words and Their Fascinating Meanings

TRADITIONAL TALES

The Man Who Spit In Buddha’s Face

MIND

A Core Secret of Happiness: How to Not Be Offended

Could it be that there are few cultural myths more destructive to us as individuals than... romance? Gasp! And what about the very epitome of romance -- the ever-prevalent idea of 'soul mates'? Here we examine an idea rarely looked (because it's so un-romantic): The difference between soul mates and life partners...

SOUL

The Difference Between Soul Mates and Life Partners

Why are men are so obsessed with sex? Each of us are born sensual creatures with an unlimited capacity to feel, and an effortless propensity to deeply...

BODY

Why Are Men So Obsessed With Sex? A Psychologist Weighs In.

FUN STUFF

6 Habits of Eccentric Geniuses You Might Do Well (or Not) To Adopt

FUN STUFF

17 Beautiful Greek Words and Their Fascinating Meanings

TRADITIONAL TALES

The Man Who Spit In Buddha’s Face

MIND

A Core Secret of Happiness: How to Not Be Offended

SOUL

The Difference Between Soul Mates and Life Partners

5 Lessons I Learned in the Belly of an Isolation Tank

BODY

The Sensory Deprivation Tank Experience: 5 Things I Learned in ‘Floatation Therapy’

"There is a story I would like to tell you about a woman who practices the invocation of the Buddha Amitabha's name..." An anecdote from Thich Nhat Hanh

ANECDOTES

The Drum, the Bell and the Buddha: A Short Story From Thich Nhat Hanh

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Going Off Grid: 5 Inspiring and Affordable Ways To Live Off The Grid

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