Clipped and Trimmed: The Conformity of Human Perceptions
It can be said that society "clips and trims" the human mind -- our daily consciousness and perceptions -- in order to form a general consensus in thinking.
It can be said that society "clips and trims" the human mind -- our daily consciousness and perceptions -- in order to form a general consensus in thinking.
Jeanne Ball | Posted 01.26.2012
Everybody needs to dissolve stress, and research shows that effective meditation is the most powerful stress buster there is.
Peter Baksa | Posted 01.07.2012
By observing your thoughts and remaining open, humble and choosing your state of mind wisely, you are in essence paying it forward.
Debbie Robins | Posted 01.07.2012
One of my closest friends just shared this brilliant commencement address with me, given by Paul Hawken in 2009. In case you missed it, like I did, I invite you to take the time, amidst the complexities of your life, to read it.
Jane Brunette | Posted 12.27.2011
Look closely at the components of a meditative attitude, and you'll see them all reflected in the Occupy movement.
Gangaji | Posted 12.24.2011
At any point, in any situation, in any story in your life, you have the capacity and the choice to actually discover what is underneath the language of thought. What is unaffected, unmoved, unbound by the telling of any story?
Jeanne Ball | Posted 11.11.2011
What if there were a viable, scientific means to significantly reduce the possibility of terrorist attacks, but because the approach is new and different, the most technologically advanced countries have not taken notice?
Duane Elgin | Posted 09.28.2011
Although many recognize that individuals can be conscious of themselves, we seldom consider whether a whole society can be conscious of itself. Certai...
Duane Elgin | Posted 09.20.2011
At this pivotal time in human evolution, it is vitally important that messages in the mass media serve our psychological and spiritual health and not distort our collective intelligence, imagination and evolution.
Duane Elgin | Posted 08.20.2011
Have you been conscious of sitting here reading this blog? Did you unintentionally allow your thoughts to wander to other concerns? Did you just experience a slight shock of self-recognized when I inquired?
Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D. | Posted 08.18.2011
Without the material playground, the spirit becomes ephemeral to us; unable to manifest tangibly within our everyday lives. So the life of the spirit needs to become very real for us, and well-lived.
Beth Green | Posted 08.01.2011
To free ourselves from our destructive habits, we need to co-create a culture of consciousness, where all of us are more aware, more relaxed and happy, and more free to respond in healthy ways.
Beth Green | Posted 07.26.2011
Overcoming the domination of the ego is not easy. It takes work and dedication. It takes engagement at the level of a boot camp, a boot camp for higher consciousness.
Masami Saionji | Posted 06.08.2011
Up till now, humanity has been driven by materialistic consciousness. If we continue on this path, our world will no doubt be headed for destruction. So which way should we go forward?
Kelley Harrell | Posted 06.05.2011
We don't have earthly gods and goddesses to look up to anymore, but we do have the next best thing -- celebrities -- seekers of fame and fortune, whose lives are thrown into the awareness of almost every living creature in the modern world.
Kelley Harrell | Posted 06.05.2011
Reality TV brings out the most basic feelings in people, what energy workers refer to as "root chakra."
Jeanne Ball | Posted 11.17.2011
Do you ever wonder if how you feel on a given day has anything to do with what millions of others are feeling or doing? Or if your mood is somehow contributing to a larger, collective mood?
Kelley Harrell | Posted 06.05.2011
I often wonder if people considered that every status update they enter alters the collective consciousness of the planet, if they would say something more authentic?
Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011
Some people say Gandhi was about nonviolence. And he was. But he is significant for something else that I believe is far more important: He changed the game.
Cassandra M. Bellantoni | Posted 11.17.2011
If you are facing losing your home, unemployment, divorce, kids going away, people dying, illness or any of the many ebbs and flows that life brings, do not let these events define you.
Dr. Jean Houston | Posted 05.25.2011
How can we not hope for a collective death-and-rebirth of society when the commercial interests of the powerful devastate our environment, our values, our quality of life, our education, our culture, and even life itself?
Natasha Dern | Posted 05.25.2011
As our consciousness expands, we begin to use many tools and methods to heighten awareness and bring about understanding. One of the tools or methods ...
Shinichi Takemura | Posted 05.25.2011
It's important that we engage our creative imagination and design "social-ware" to shape our world by each of us acting as a "global sensor," a functional part of the global neural network.
DK Matai | Posted 11.17.2011
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Cassandra M. Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011
The loudest voices spreading negativity never offer real solutions that might calm their followers' anxiety. Instead, they're using sound bites and scary headlines to drum up more fear.
Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.10.2012