The Ancients, in the West as well as in the East, sought virtue; it was often the only concern of a philosopher and common men and women. The search for self-improvement, of one’s qualities through the practice of different arts or the spiritual life was fundamental to understanding the societies of yesteryear. Today, on the contrary, it seems surprising to…
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Often, when we try to solve a problem, we tend to overthink it and focus all our attention on it. However, it seems that being obsessed by it doesn’t give a lot of results. What if the solution dwells in the search for elevation? What is it? Basically, it means either improving on the intellectual, emotional or moral (even spiritual)…
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Recently I listened to a Mike Tyson interview during which he confessed he had to refrain from having sex for 5 years in order to perform best in boxing. He said that chastity was one the reasons why he became a champion. Besides, I read Mohandas Gandhi’s biography in which he explained that he stopped having sex successfully at the…
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This injunction sounds politically incorrect since we are asked to be at peace with everything and everyone from an early age. By saying this, I’m not telling you to cultivate hatred within your heart, but it’s another way of saying that you need to have values for which you stand and you shouldn’t compromise when those values are at risk…
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At first sight, pain and suffering are quite similar concepts. However, there is a big gap between these concepts. Some may argue that pain is only a matter of the body whereas suffering is more emotional or psychological. We’ll not enter into this debate. We may address this question on both physical and psychological terms. Indeed, pain and suffering may…
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Why does life dry our heart? An new-born baby is pure, or at least purer than we are, the grown-ups. What does makes a baby so pure and us not less pure? Where does it come from? Has his soul has been puried before coming to Earth? Probably yes, or is it his ignorance of life that makes him or her…
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Excellence is a Calvary. First, we have to learn the cant of our domain of expertise, which can be exacting and esoteric. To progress, we need to delve into learning over and over again until our mind is totally immersed in what we dedicate our time to. Carelessness is no longer possible. We need to think of learning as the…
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We, as human beings, have a particular destiny, which is evolution. Our ancestors have striven on a difficult path and this has enabled us to live as we do today. But, do we follow our forebearers as sincerely as we should: Are we growing at the rate of our full potential? On a large scale (?), we do: human population…
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Autosuggestion has often been quoted as one of the pillars of achieving great goals by those who have demonstrated huge results. What are the magic mechanisms that underlie this concept and why is it that so many people are reluctant to actually put this into practice? Autosuggestion makes us feel uncomfortable To understand the efficiency of such a method, we…
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We are what we master. This can be the one sentence summary of “Unleash the Giant within” by Anthony Robbins According to this inspirational coach, we need to master different areas in our life if we want to progress and reach our ultimate potential Emotions Our emotions shape a huge part our life. We tend to be conditioned by the…
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