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Tag Archives: Taoism
At the Lost and Found
By Edward Curtin Source: Behind the Curtain “Nothing is more real than nothing.”Samuel Beckett, Malone Dies Those who are never lost are forever lost. Only those who know they are lost and that life is a shipwreck have a chance to … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality, Technocracy
Tagged culture, Ernest Hemingway, Existentialism, Marshall McLuhan, media, Philosophy, psychology, Reality, Rilke, society, spirituality, T. S. Eliot, Taoism, Technocracy
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IT’S ALL A DISTRACTION… BUT A DISTRACTION FROM WHAT, EXACTLY?
By Dylan Charles Source: Waking Times In a recent conversation with a close friend we were talking about the insane firehose of fear-inducing narratives coming from the talking heads on TV, and she commented that, ‘it was all just a … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, corporate news, culture, news, Philosophy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Spirituality, Technocracy
Tagged Carl Jung, Consciousness, corporate media, culture, fear, Graham Hancock, inspiration, Mainstream Media, Philosophy, propaganda, psychology, Psyops, Rudolf Steiner, Rupert Sheldrake, society, Sociology, spirituality, Taoism, Technocracy
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THE HARMONY OF NONCONFORMITY
By Jason Gregory Source: Waking Times In a linear world, the external order dictates an artificial way of life to the individual, creating a conformist society and forcing us to relinquish our power to a machine that is unnatural and … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, Consumerism, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged caste system, Christianity, conditioning, Conformity, Consciousness, culture, Hinduism, Lao-tzu, Philosophy, society, Sociology, spirituality, Taoism
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A TAOIST MASTER EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIGION AND INDIVIDUAL SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION
By Dylan Charles Source: Waking Times “The modern world needs true spiritual guidance and development.” ~ Taoist Master Hua Ching Ni A spiritual war is upon us and the individual is challenged to maintain integrity in a sea of greed, egotism, … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged Awakening, Consciousness, culture, Hua Ching Ni, Philosophy, psychology, Religion, society, Spirit, spirituality, Taoism
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A Taoist Master Explains the Difference Between Religion and Individual Spiritual Cultivation
By Dylan Charles Source: Waking Times “The modern world needs true spiritual guidance and development.” ~ Taoist Master Hua Ching Ni A spiritual war is upon us and the individual is challenged to maintain integrity in a sea of greed, … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged Consciousness, culture, Hua Ching Ni, inner peace, Philosophy, psychology, society, spirituality, Tao, Taoism
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Spaciousness: How to Free Your Mind and Stop Living Reactively
By Jordan Bates Source: High Existence “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Viktor Frankl ‘Spaciousness’ is a Buddhist concept that has been profoundly … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Health, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality
Tagged Awareness, Beginner’s Mind, Buddhism, Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Meditation, Mindfulness, Philosophy, psychology, Spaciousness, spirituality, Tao, Taoism, Zen
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Essential Taoist Wisdom for Living in Politically Charged and Chaotic Times
By Dylan Charles Source: Waking Times There’s an old saying, rumored to be an ancient Chinese curse, but it’s been a favorite in the West for some time now. “May you live in interesting times.” Political figures like to use … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Health, Philosophy, society, Spirituality
Tagged Chaos, Complexity, Lau-Tzu, nature, Philosophy, spirituality, Tao, Tao Te Ching, Taoism, Wisdom
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3 EXTRAORDINARY PARADOXES OF PERSONAL AWAKENING
By Dylan Charles Source: Waking Times How do you reconcile the utter madness of the world with the overwhelming joy of being alive in it? “Paradox: a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities.” Without question we live … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Spirituality
Tagged Awakening, Consciousness, Duality, fear, Healing, Life, Love, Paradox, Philosophy, psychology, Silence, spirituality, Tao, Tao Te Ching, Taoism, Time
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