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Dualism of Descartes

How the Dualism of Descartes Ruined Our Mental Health

When Nature (and God) Became Redundant Toward the end of the Renaissance period, a radical epistemological and metaphysical shift overcame the Western psyche. The advances of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei and Francis Bacon posed a serious problem for Christian dogma and its dominion over the natural world. Following Bacon’s arguments, the natural world was now …

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A Story of Two Servants

The Curmudgeon & The Sycophant: A Story of Two Servants.

There were two servants who had recently been hired onto the King’s staff. As they went through the training process, they came to know one another. The first, Samuel, was terrified of being fired and was therefore very eager to please. While the existing team of servants responsible for the training were well-known throughout the …

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A 4 year old, present for his dog's euthanasia, delivers an amazing truth about the reason why dogs don't live as long as humans.

Why Dogs Don’t Live as Long as Humans, Explained By A 4-Year Old

There is an old saying that tells us that dogs are our links to heaven. Anyone who has ever owned one knows this is true. Our relationship with these noble creatures stretches back all the way to pre-history, to times when we ourselves were still hunting and living off the land.  Ancient cultures worshiped them, …

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Enlightened Business

15 Quotes on Enlightened Business Practice From Steve Jobs’ Number One Guru

According to The Business Insider, Steve Jobs only downloaded one book, ever, to his iPad 2: Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda. To those in the know, this should come as no surprise, as it was also his parting gift to all of the attendees at his funeral — the last gesture he made …

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30 Carl Jung Quotes Guaranteed to Crack Your Idea of 'Reality' Wide Open

30 Carl Jung Quotes Guaranteed to Crack Your Idea of ‘Reality’ Wide Open

The word psychology comes from the Greek psychología, and translates, literally, as “study of the soul”. For anyone familiar with the practice, whether from an academic, professional or personal angle, this comes as no surprise.  Psychology is a continuous and direct engagement with the anatomy of emotion itself, one which, if practiced properly, uses the …

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9 life lessons based on a nameless monk's studies with a Taoist for 9 ½ years, & his travels to Asia & Australia in search of other meditation teachers... 

9 Powerful Life Lessons Learned from Studying With a Monk

When I was 18 years old, I suffered from anxiety and stomach problems. A compassionate physician and practicing Buddhist referred me to a Taoist monk who specialized in meditation and martial arts. I ended up healing myself of anxiety and stomach issues by doing meditation, and went on a great journey of self-discovery. Here are 9 lessons I learned …

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What Did the Buddha Have to Say About "Belief"? The Answer May Surprise You.

What Did the Buddha Have to Say About “Belief”? The Answer May Surprise You.

There are many who contend that Siddhartha Gautama, the man otherwise known as the Buddha, was an atheist, and that his original teaching, at its core, did not include concepts such as karma and reincarnation. Others are of the school of thought that he was an agnostic, neither avowing or disavowing such ideas, and resting instead in …

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22 Osho quotes (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) that demonstrate why his still considered by many to be one of the most controversial mystics of the 20th century.

22 Osho Quotes (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh: The Most Controversial Mystic of the 20th Century)

There are few mystics of the last century who were as provocative as Wild, Wild Country’s Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Whether it was his fleet of Rolls Royce cars, the (very) serious legal troubles his following got into during the 80’s, his outrageous get-ups or his criticism of other notable figures such as Gandhi, Rajneesh was …

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Legend has it the sleep schedules of humanity's most creative are totally out of whack. But is it true? This infographic shows the sleep schedules of...

Sleep Schedules of 27 of History’s Most Creative Minds

Well, it turns out that some of history’s most creative geniuses actually weren’t as eccentric as previously thought. At least when it comes to their sleeping schedules, anyway. The popular idea of the tortured creative genius slaving away all night and basically giving no thought to their sleep hygiene in general could be somewhat of …

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It is said that the common worker accomplishes 3 hours of actual work in the average 8 hour day. So why the 40hr workweek...?

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The 40hr Workweek)

Well I’m in the working world again. I’ve found myself a well-paying gig in the engineering industry, and life finally feels like it’s returning to normal after my nine months of traveling. Back to the 40hr workweek. Because I had been living quite a different lifestyle while I was away, this sudden transition to 9-to-5 …

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Roald Dahl & Shel Silverstein on Thinking Beautiful Thoughts

“When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: ‘Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve’.” ~ Gordon B. Hinckley Everyone knows, intuitively, that art precludes science. Everyone knows the poet is better at distilling the truths of the universe than a team of …

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Native American Tribes By Region: A Breathtakingly Expansive History

Native American Tribes By Region: A Breathtakingly Expansive History

Prior to the inception of the internet, it was basically impossible to find any realistic depiction of the Native American, First Nations, Metis and Inuit people anywhere, let alone any kind of map of the many historical Native American tribes by region. (Even well after the dawn of the information age, it remained quite a …

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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

During the civil wars in feudal Japan, the ferocity of the invading armies was a thing of legend. Calculated and ruthless, they would sweep through entire towns and take control in a matter of hours, systematically handicapping the village’s defences, plundering their valuables, and killing any and all dissidents without question. As a point of …

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