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Tag Archives: Pain
THE POWER OF MAGIC ELIXIR
By Gary Z McGee Source: Waking Times “Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.” ~Honoré de Balzac Solitude and meditation are a combination of the most powerful tools known to mankind, provided one can … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, consciousness, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged Consciousness, culture, Hope, hopelessness, Pain, Philosophy, psychology, society, solitude, spirituality
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It’s better to focus on where you are going than how you are feeling
By Christian Jarrett Source: aeon The notion that emotional pain and suffering reflect a deviation from a default happy baseline has been referred to as the ‘assumption of healthy normality’. But it’s a mistaken assumption. Estimates of the lifetime prevalence of psychiatric … Continue reading
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Tagged Behavioral Science, Behaviour, Consciousness, culture, Emotions, happiness, Health, Meaning, Pain, psychology, Purpose, science, social anxiety disorder, society, Suffering, valued path, wellbeing
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The Power of Vulnerability
By Milan Karmeli Source: Collective Evolution Vulnerability is about being honest, and this includes embracing our dark side. No matter whether we find ourselves on the conservative spectrum or liberal, we often abuse morals and ideals in order to avoid … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, culture, Health, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged Awareness, Consciousness, culture, Emotions, Fears, Honesty, Humanity, Pain, Philosophy, psychology, society, Sociology, spirituality, Truth, Vulnerability
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Love and Let Love: Overcoming Egocentric Love
By Gary Z. McGee Source: The Mind Unleashed “Love could be labeled poison and we’d drink it anyway.” ~Atticus Love is a tricky subject. It’s multifaceted, both subjectively and objectively. It’s both lost and found within the complex folds of … Continue reading
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Tagged Compersion, Consciousness, culture, Ego, Forgiveness, Love, Pain, Philosophy, psychology, Relationships, society, Soul, spirituality
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Fuck Happiness! Forget Feeling Good and Focus on Being Better
By Gary Z McGee Source: The Mind Unleashed “The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire.” ~Carl Jung Fuck positivity. Fuck feelings. Fuck trying to make yourself feel good all the time. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Comfort, Gratitude, Grief, happiness, Luck, Mindfulness, Negativity, Pain, Perserverence, Philosophy, Positivism, Sadness, Self-Importance, Self-Improvement
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Blade Runner And The Synthetic Panopticon
Truth Is Always An Open Question By James Curcio Source: Modern Mythology This Is Only A Model We are living in alternate realities. In one reality people see Trump’s incessant lying, and no one in power seeming to doing anything to stop … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, Health, media, Neoliberalism, news, Philosophy, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technology
Tagged AI, Authority, Blade Runner 2049, Consciousness, Dystopia, Jean Baudrillard, media, Neoliberalism, opioids, Pain, Panoptican, Philosophy, Reality, simulacra, society, Truth, Turing Test, Utilitarianism
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Why Chaos Always Seems To Have Such Grand Potential
By Shauna Janz Source: Collective Evolution We have been experiencing “chaos as grand potential” throughout our entire history. From the first potential of life that exploded from the stars and hurled across a universe in chaotic fashion, to the evolution … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, Chaos, Consciousness, Direct action, Evolution, Grief, Growth, Pain, spirituality, Sustainability
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8 Simple Steps to Forgive Even the Unforgivable
By Christina Sarich Source: Yoga for the New World Are you feeling resentment? Pain? Anguish? Perhaps even fury? It doesn’t matter if your emotions are directed at the general idiocy of a government that seems bought-out by an elitist … Continue reading
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Tagged Christina Sarich, Forgiveness, Fred Luskin, Gratitude, Karma, Pain, Redemption, Stress, Yoga for the New World
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