The world is divided into two entities: one is palpable, the other is invisible. You can be king or queen of either world at any time. The Palpable World This is where the earthly rulers sit. They have a lot of money, they are powerful and rule over the sensible world. They impose their laws and can reign terror. Typically,…
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Why does evil attract so many young people? It is because it impresses by its power and its dominance over the good. It is also because youth is by definition ignorant of certain wisdoms. Conversely, older people are more inclined to practice what is good, because they have experienced evil and have learned to recognize the true power of good.…
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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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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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Most people are lazy or ignorant. They don’t know or don’t want to make the necessary efforts to purify their mind, heart and soul. The body society Today’s society values appearances too much. This pushes us to seek the improvement of our only physical dimension to the detriment of all the others. What we cannot see or show, we tend…
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Kintsugi (金継ぎ, “golden joint”) or kintsukuroi (金繕い, “golden repair”) belongs to Japanese tradition. As the name suggests, it involves repairing broken objects, most often earthenware such as dishes, bowls or vases, with gold joints. This process is by no means intended to go unnoticed; on the contrary, the repair is highly visible, making the object unique, as if it…
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Don’t forget the good in people It is easy to get angry. When someone is mean to us, it becomes almost natural to be equally mean to them. However, the path of revenge is rarely the best one, because it will only make the bitterness that you have failed to transform grow in the hearts of others. You will then…
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The Christian injunction to love one’s neighbor has spread like wildfire as a result of globalization, itself undertaken by Western countries (which have a Christian tradition). Are we really in a world of love as advocated by the Gospels? It seems that loving others has been summed up in shaping them in our image. It is more difficult to feel…
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