August 2011
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“The biblical expression for such existence is “eternal life.” We can be easily...”
– James P. Carse (via azspot)
The eternal resonance
“Try not. Do or do not.”
– Yoda
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Stop Thinking and Start Living →
commondense:
When you feel bad, you will have the tendency to come up with a theory as to why you feel the way you do. Without knowing the actual cause, it makes sense to create a reason. As long as you can create reasons for your depression – your marital status, your job, your children, your genes, your…
“Be it nature, luck or chance, perchance divine design or maybe evolutionary...”
“I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you...”
– Virginia Satir (via heartmindspirit)
I want to rejoice in the time of our life, live without burden or strife. I want to choose what I am, share what I have, and resound in the glory that is.
“Even the greatest sage must experience each stage of developing consciousness...”
– De Lubics
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“In Jungian theory, it is ONLY those who are able to INTEGRATE the opposite-sex...”
– http://www.spirit-alembic.com/ishvara.html (via sex-death-rebirth) (via sex-death-rebirth)
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Into temptation
Have you ever cried in the face of temptation? If you have you will have no problem with the sentiment as it is expressed by the popular group Crowded House, in their hauntingly beautiful 1988 hit song, Into Temptation. Or perhaps you are one of those lucky people like popular sex kitten and movie star Megan Fox, that can boast to being the object of every man’s desire, yet never giving in...
Increase Your Happiness With These Six... →
According to all sources, cardiovascular diseases remain the biggest cause of death globally, which fit well with our 21st century lifestyle that leave us with hardly any time for fun and games, and push our stress level to breakpoint. It is with exactly this in mind that happiness is becoming more and more important in all aspects of our life. We have always suspected that being happy is good for...
Some ideas on thought
Western science has had remarkable success in explaining the functioning of the material world, but when it comes to the inner world of the mind, it has very little to say. Not for lack of want I hasten to add, but waiting for technology to catch up. In his article Peter Russel takes a look at some of the mainstream theories that informs our reality on the subject of our mind and consciousness,...
Consider this
Considering the fact that I am Self aware, Self arousing, Self amusing, Self duplicating, Self regulating, Self expressive, Self rewarding, Self inspiring, Self terminating, Self serving, and Self deceiving individual by providence, nature, design or all three, the conspicuous absence of Self nourishing and Self sufficient is sufficient grounds to believe that we are so much more
Considering...
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Science Is Bohring: Blessed Are The Forgetful:... →
scienceisbohring:
Ever since viewing Michel Gondry’s (wonderful) film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I have been fascinated by the concept of lacunar amnesia and have been longing to analyse this phenomenon from both a neurological and psychological viewpoint. Although the following Wikipedia…
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“I guess it would be spurious the reflect on my recent experience as a quirky...”
– sync101
I am generally not a big fan of any attempt that denegrates the wonder of diversity by trying to fit everything into neat categories or types, but I was reminded of this particuar vignette straight from the annals of my life that I decided to share it. INFPs do not like conflict, and go to great lengths to avoid it. If they must face it, they will always approach it from the perspective of their...
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“Embellishment is the only reason lies trump truth. With embellishment at such a...”
– sync101
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“We live in a world where purpose and sense has been denigrated to a rare...”
– Life101
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Watchsciencecenter:
Elephants can use insight to solve problems
Highly social and clever and cooperative with tools, elephants are often near the top of the brainiest creatures list. Now, scientists have added a new talent to elephants’ mental repertoire: The ability to solve a problem using insight—that aha! moment when your internal light bulb switches on and you figure out the solution to a...
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“I have never experienced another human being. I have experienced my impressions...”
– Robert Anton Wilson (via commondense)
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“Without understanding how your inner nature evolves, how can you possibly...”
– Lama Thubten Yeshe (via thelittlesea)
I trust that once we find happiness within we remember to enjoy it in deed, and know how much better to share with abundant intention.
“The brain can only process 200 bits of the 11 million pieces of information it...”
– Sync101
“Its choices like this we share without need or want, choices that bond us in...”
– Sync101
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“It’s something we have to look to the science on. The weight of the evidence is...”
– Tim Pawlenty, talking about climate change science
Not one, but two lies here: Destructive climate change is almost certainly due to man-made causes, and the science is not, in fact, in dispute.
More at Politifact: Do scientists disagree about global warming?
via PolitiFact
(via jtotheizzoe)
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Addiction Now Defined As Brain Disorder, Not... →
infoneer-pulse:
Addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavior problem involving alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex, experts contend in a new definition of addiction, one that is not solely related to problematic substance abuse.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) just released this new definition of addiction after a four-year process involving more than 80...
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Mental Health Disorders Prevalent Among Youth... →
approachingsignificance:
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) published in Lancet, mental health disorders account for nearly half of the disease burden in the world’s adolescents and young adults.
Here are some of the highlights:
Young people aged 10 to 24 years equal 27% of the world’s population. This age group is important in public health interventions because...
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Pythagoras
rosereads:
All I remember is Pythagoras’ theorem that I learnt in my maths lessons. He is source of this beautiful quote which proves you don’t have to understand something to see its beauty.
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“There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres. “
Pythagoras
5th Century B.C.
Love is a natural state of being. A bond that define life, incline nurture, relate intention, inspire passion, imbue emotion, and engender meaning to the mutual expression of nothing but living itself.
To believe it as special, or somehow reserved for some future in time, pristine at the ready of hitherto unknown events to occur is to adore in plain sight of desire.
If you expect something to...
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“A perfect partnership between man and woman can occur when not only are our...”
– Walter King (via sex-death-rebirth)
Love is a natural state of being. A bond that define life, incline nurture, relate intention, inspire passion, and engender meaning to the mutual expression of nothing but living itself. To believe it as special, or reserved for some future in time at the ready...
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“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at...”
– Helen Keller (via 15natives)
Consider the possibility that happiness is more of a constant state than a specific occurrence, more presumed than reward, less anticipated, more enjoyed, more shared than sought, less an opportunity and more of a choice…
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Reason to
It stands to reason that there are things that we know. Then there are things that we think we do but we don’t. Then there are things we believe to depend on the things we think we know, and last but not least there is the knowledge we know to be true because of everything else.
It is neither my place nor my position to ask, but I beg to suggest you decide for yourself, ‘cause the...
According to some of the latest studies on cognition, the main challenge of lying is not to inhibit a tendency to state the truth. Rather, the challenge is to handle the cognitive conflict resulting from the need to keep others’ mental states in mind while deceiving them.
So since lying with deceptive intent require that we keep the mental state of those we decieve aware, our own awareness is...
Irony
metaconscious:
Why is it that unpredictable issues and events tend to arise when the stakes are high? Murphy’s Law at work here…
Stakes are usually stacked, and the higher they are, the likely they fall to the heed of reality.
Bly
Ek is bly, en meer nog as die son so saggies tower met lankmoedig lower.
Die somer wag met kleur en prag te blom.
Wel te rus, goeie nag, slaap sag, droom laf.
Waak tot wonder van ‘n nuwe dag, geluk gedeel in liefdes waan betrag.
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The choices we share
If I think back I cannot imagine that Jimmy would ever hurt a fly. Besides, he changed my life when he insisted that I hug a tree. A choice that I never thought I would share.
I remember well the balmy day in May we went to play at the Botanical Garden. We were high and drunk on joy and happiness. I remember well how stupid it felt to hug the massive oak.
I remember four of us amazed when down...
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“…as evolved social creatures, we have brains that are attuned to trying to...”
– - WSJ review by RONALD BAILEY: “The Believing Brain” by Michael Shermer (via psydoct
Resonant reality
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Why Lying is So Hard. →
psydoctor8:
And it’s not why you think. From my neurolaw archives, in a lab related abstract-
Human social cognition critically relies on the ability to deceive others. However, the cognitive and neural underpinnings of deception are still poorly understood. Why does lying place increased demands on cognitive control?
Common guesses were because we need to develop and keep our story straight...
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Krokette toe →
“Don’t you just hate that you cannot stop smoking cause you, just,...”
