As the saying goes, we preach more by our actions than by our words. Let us be even more extreme in this regard. Let us not ever speak a single word to tell somebody off. It seems impossible, doesn’t it? It may seem to be self-repressing. Indeed, sometimes we may have to speak our minds, but it needs to be…
+Category: General
Bring Value, Not Pleasure
When it comes to communication and consciousness raising to a wide audience, video seems to be the hype media. Indeed, we are attending to an overwhelming phenomenon which takes youth up by conquering all their attention. Are we returning to a non-littered civilization? Probably not, but we may move back to an ideographic one in which people (especially youngsters) prefer…
+The Ultimate Goal Is Character Not Skill
Our modern education system is flawed. It has been designed to serve an economic machine which is contrary to its origins when it emerged in Greece. Indeed, the word school comes from the Greek word (by the intermediate of old French eschole) σχολή, skholế which literally means “leisure”, “free time” or “rest”. According to its roots, the goal of school…
+Identity Is Not Granted But Taken
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…
+Yoga Is A Tree And Its Trunk Is The Traditional Approach
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…
+Were Schools Invented To Substitute Families?
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…
+The Four Ways Of Giving Birth
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…
+Are We in Anthropocene or in Asophanthropocene?
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…
+Be The Receptacle Of A Divine Soul
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…
+What Does It Mean To Be A Gentleman Today?
‘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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