We all wish we had more time because we are short of time. Productivist ideology is over a century old. It began in the factories and continues in the white collar offices. Although hourly productivity has increased at least threefold in different countries over the past 70 years, the workday remains much the same. Our extra productivity has not been…
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A bourgeois in the etymological sense is someone who lives in the town, in the city. He is not a peasant, he enjoys the delights and comfort of the city. He has money only because he was able to buy a house in the city. The city is the place where business is done. It is where merchants and…
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Everything leads us to desire the lives of people who are thoughtless. Success is something we seek because it is associated with the idea of happiness. The problem is that we often get confused when it comes to associating success with its causes. If someone is rich, we will associate a whole bunch of attributes or qualities with them according…
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Understanding the path to liberation through virtue as proposed in Hinduism Hinduism is a spiritual tradition that is often misunderstood by the majority of Westerners. Each person forms more or less a caricatured representation of it out of ignorance or condescension. Let’s see how Hinduism advocates demanding values that can serve as inspiration in your own life. Let’s focus on…
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Trees have a certain wisdom, they adapt their sap flow according to the external conditions. Yesterday, when it is cold, their sap goes back down to the roots to hibernate in a way. This explains why the leaves fall at that time. On the other hand, from spring to the end of summer, it is the opposite process that is…
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When we talk about education nowadays, we think almost exclusively of the idea of instructing, of imparting skills. But this is a restrictive view, and one that has been distorted from its original meaning. Education was first and foremost about transmitting a set of values that were intended to make the individual honourable, trustworthy, valiant or loyal. This vision of…
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There is no such thing as a given in life, and even less such a thing as courageous will. It needs to be embodied in action. We are what we repeatedly do, and this is even more true for people who define themselves as courageous. It is even more demanding. A single action lacking courage can wipe out thousands of…
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According to Bourdieu, there are several attributes that give a person value in a society. These include financial, cultural, symbolic, artistic and social capital. Our rank in society would be determined by the sum of these different forms of capital. On the other hand, a consequence of the principle of capital is that it is easier to acquire other types…
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To live is to earn a living above all. To succeed is to display a status, a lifestyle, a material comfort synonymous with security and social dominance. Since bourgeois values are dominant, we no longer really seek greatness, the sublime or the beautiful, it is above all efficiency and the lure of gain that are in charge. A society of…
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Fear is a natural emotion that we share with animals. Overcoming fear is like making a hero out of yourself for a moment. Why? Because we have gone beyond our conditioning to touch our immaterial, permanent nature, that which is our nobility. Fear being natural, it is more related to our physical dimension. It allows us to preserve our body.…
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