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4 Jan 2022

The Man and His Soul

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What is a man’s soul but a collection of all he has known, seen or heard. The metaphysical umbrella that is “him”. Yet, also, what is not him. The soul is what man could be, will be and all of the previous generations that have come before, wrapped neatly into a bag of bones that […]

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17 Dec 2021

A Brush Stroke

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With the stroke of a brush one can forever change the colour of a room. The same can be said of one’s words, choose them wisely. – M L Wood

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3 Sep 20213 Sep 2021

What Is The Self?

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So then, what do you think of when you think of your sense of “self”, or if you will, the “I” in which you believe yourself to be? Do you think of yourself as some sort of tiny being, sitting at a control panel behind your eyes, operating this thing you call a body? Or […]

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27 Aug 202127 Aug 2021

Meditation and The Denial of Death

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We humans are complex creatures. We cling to this experience that we call life seemingly like no other animal. That’s not to say other animals go merrily to their demise. No, many will scratch, claw or bite their way to live a little longer. What I’m talking about is the fact we are the only […]

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26 Aug 202126 Aug 2021

Leaning Into Discomfort

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Sitting in your air-conditioned house, on your comfortable couch, with food in your belly and probably a phone within touching distance. All human history, art, philosophy and any other possible piece of information you desire condensed into six inches sitting there in a device. You’re the pinnacle of thousands of years of trial and error, […]

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25 Aug 202125 Aug 2021

Limiting Beliefs

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What does it mean to be human? To believe in ideas that can change the society around us, or concepts not yet conceived? To take something from inside our imagination and bring it out into the material world? We all have internal systems through which we interact with the world, built from beliefs and in-turn […]

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15 Aug 2021

Karma For The Modern Man – Reciprocity

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It’s axiomatic to say that Karma is real. First of all, in order to back up this claim, we must look at what the word Karma means. The word Karma, is a Sanskrit word that roughly translates to “action,” and is a core concept in two of the worlds most popular religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. […]

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12 Aug 2021

Anxiety and Snarling Vipers

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To me, I think of my anxiety as a bunch of snarling vipers. Tongues out, spitting venom, ready to strike at any threat that comes my way. Unfortunately, most of the time there are no true threats, only ones that my little viper friends perceive as threatening. In-turn, I have found that they often turn […]

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6 Jun 20216 Jun 2021

Free Will and Semantic Priming

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I first learned about the argument against the idea of us humans having Free Will after watching a Sam Harris YouTube video on the topic. Perhaps you too first encountered the premise from Sam, if you have not, he has a book aptly called ‘Free Will’. I recommend you read it, if you’re interested. Now, […]

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29 May 202129 May 2021

Can We Create a World of Better Thinkers?

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I am interested in gaining knowledge, and then through this knowledge insight and wisdom. I know i don’t know much, even what i think i do know i am not fully sure i know. A nice word salad for you. So, I’ve been thinking about thinking.  The best methodology of thinking, in my opinion, is […]

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