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world philosophy day!

[Whoever wants to debate these. .. I'll love you for life. Just warn me beforehand] It's World Philosophy Day - an opportunity to contemplate one's very existence and whether computer monitors really exist, says David …
the ancient chinese secret to happiness

© Paul T. P. Wong Ph.D. C.Psych Toronto, Ontario Culture affects us in numerous and significant ways. It influences how we think (Nisbett, 2003), what we value (Hofstede, 1984; Leong & Wong, 2003), how we behave…
cambiar

Nothing endures but change. - Heraclitus The Greek philosopher Heraclitus (535 BC - 475 BC) wrote: 'Into the same rivers we do and do not step." This is a very enigmatic statement. There is some debate over precisel…
the seven hermetic principles

Very, very interesting. I'm sure you wouldn't mind me stealing this from you, not that you even know. Ho ho ho. "The Principles of Truth are Seven; he who knows these, understandingly, possesses the Magic Key before who…
on active acceptance

Active acceptance When the CEO of a company I had been consultingfor expressed interest in a leadership seminar, I asked one of myclosest friends, an expert on leadership and an excellent speaker, tohelp me. My …
Management challenge of positive vs negative

IntroductionFor western cultures, the term "positive" derives from a Latin wordsignifying "settled by arbitrary agreement" or imposed, rather than anatural expression. The term "negative" derives from a Latin word…
positive thinking can be a route to spiritual and political disaster

Karen Armstrong The Guardian,Saturday February 21 2004Article history Until a few days ago, many of us had neverheard of Jacqueline Wilson, but the c…
all is vanity

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 3 What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh u…
let death come like a thief in the night

Andy Ho, Senior Writer 989 words 25 September 2008 Straits Times English (c) 2008 Singapore Press Holdings Limited BARONESS Mary Warnock, 84, one of the most influential medical ethicists in Britain, has outdone herself.…
the pain of knowing the meaning of your life

Our problem is that deep down we do not really want to know the meaning of our lives, because ifwe do we have to acknowledge that the life we actually live is a paleshadow of the opportunities we hold, no matter how …