We all grew up in a society that shaped a large part of our identity. Some culture are more rigid than others which explains why it is difficult for some to define their identity. Indeed, some communities don’t let too much room to its members to define themselves. Sometimes, it happens that from birth to death, our behavior may only…
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As yoga becomes a worldwide craze – and especially in the West –, it seems that it has lost its essence in many of its representations. Indeed, most of school insist on the physicality and the performance forgetting its roots and the meaning of it. It is actually totally fine to learn yoga as a physical practice but you may…
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More and more societies get westernized This trend is not only the result of the economy or technologies. On the pillar of westernization of non-western countries is done through the education system. Did you know that before the democratization of education, family was the main institution to train people for a job. This explains why countries like India were cast…
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Monogamy is quite recent when it comes to human history. Indeed, although it appears naturally in some animals, in mankind it emerges as a social norm from the Neolithic. Monogamy was practiced by humans prior to this period but it was patchily adopted among hunter-gatherers. Form this time people started to cultivate crops, they were more inclined to choose monogamy…
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Your child is not necessarily of your blood Parenting seems to be an important stage in someone’s life. Unfortunately, not everyone is honored with such a gift. Indeed, many people strive to have a child or simply adopt one and are unsuccessful in this undertaking. So should they be sadden by this incapacity or maybe take a time to reflect…
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It is said that we may have reached the sixth stage of massive extinction. This one is said to be caused by human beings, which explains why it is called ‘anthropocene’ (Anthropos meaning human being and cene means new, which relates to the new era on a geological term). I wonder somehow if we should really call this era in…
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Our words, our thoughts, our actions tend to attract or scare higher entities. The purpose of the spiritual life is to maintain purity within us so that subtle energies can be welcomed. When, for example, we have negative or resentful thoughts, it becomes difficult for our divine soul to remain contained in our being. It ends up leaving to find a more…
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‘Gentleman’ is the literal translation from the French “gentilhomme”, meaning kind and gentle man. Was kindness really an attribute that was associated to gentlemen? It was so, initially. This trait was highlighted to distinguish oneself from other non-noble people who were portrayed as boorish and mean. A gentleman, unlike peasants, lived in the city. His ancestors were warriors but he…
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There are at least two approaches when it comes to defining racism. The first one is believing in the existence of races within mankind, the second is believing the superiority of some races compared to others. Obviously, the second definition requires the acceptation of the first one. However, someone who believes in the existence of races doesn’t necessarily believe that some are superior…
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The willingness of a group of people to secede from mainstream society is a phenomenon observable across five continents. Most often this withdrawal from the rest of society can be linked to religion, but not always. To list some examples, the secessionists could be Amish, Orthodox Jews, Salafists, or survivalists. Why is that? Mainly because they are in opposition with…
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