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On Being: A Timeless Excerpt
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Roald Dahl & Shel Silverstein
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One morning as the little monk Jamyang sat in meditation, a Samurai appeared on the horizon, determinedly headed to the monastery for answers... The Short Story of The Samurai's Lesson.

The Samurai's Lesson

A Backdoor To Zen:
The Buddhist "Cheat Sheet"

A Backdoor To Zen: The Buddhist "Cheat Sheet"

Walt Whitman: "This
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Paulo Coelho's masterwork, The Alchemist, is one of the bestselling books in history. Here are 10 Timeless Truths its pages imparted to us...

10 Timeless Truths We Learned
From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

10 Timeless Truths We Learned From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

10 Timeless Truths We Learned
From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

The skin horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underne...

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Without dreams - both the sleeping and waking kind - life as we know it could not exist. Here are 10 quotes on the magnificence of dreams.

10 Quotes
On The Power of Dreams

10 Quotes on The Power of Dreams

Considered by many to be one of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century,

Dare To Be Naive!
15 Buckminster Fuller Quotes

Believe it or not, you once knew -- just KNEW, without knowing HOW you knew -- a lot of things you don't now. Here are 7 rules of happiness kids know...

7 Rules of Happiness Kids Know,
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Living The Good Life:
The American Executive
& The Mexican Fisherman

We are so conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments, but great moments often catch us unawares. A cab ride Kent Nerburn gave...

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True Love & Toxic Love:
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Redefining the Divine: Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energynd female energies exist. The Yin and the Yang, or in Jungian theory, the Anima and Animus, are present in...

Redefining The Divine:
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In a world where it is old-fashioned to be private & suspicious to be secretive, we must work to hold the rights to our own story. Oversharing robs us of...

Oversharing & Online Privacy:
Why You Don't Owe Anyone Your Story

Looking for advice on life? Forget counselling (not really) & go straight to The Bard! Here are 7 pieces of timeless, invaluable advice from Shakespeare...

The Will To Be Wise:
7 Tips From Shakespeare

In celebration of what would've been the year of his 75th birthday, here are 24 timeless John Lennon quotes on Art, Beauty and Truth...

24 Timeless John
Lennon Quotes on
Art, Beauty & Truth

In shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine man complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions.

4 Questions
The Medicine Man
Would Ask You

Of The Anishinaabe

The 7 Teachings

The 7
Teachings

Of The
Anishinaabe

An acquaintance ran up to socrates with some gossip. The

On Gossip:
Socrates' "Test of Three"

On Gossip: Socrates "Test of Three"

On Gossip:
Socrates "Test
of Three"

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On Being: A Timeless Excerpt
From The Tao Te Ching

Roald Dahl & Shel Silverstein
on Thinking Beautiful Thoughts

The Samurai's Lesson

A Backdoor To Zen:
The Buddhist "Cheat Sheet"

A Backdoor To Zen: The Buddhist "Cheat Sheet"

Walt Whitman: "This
is What You Shall Do"

10 Timeless Truths We Learned
From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

10 Timeless Truths We Learned From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

10 Timeless Truths We Learned
From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

The Skin Horse:
A Story About Becoming Real

10 Quotes
On The Power of Dreams

10 Quotes on The Power of Dreams

Dare To Be Naive!
15 Buckminster Fuller Quotes

7 Rules of Happiness Kids Know,
But Adults Forget.

Living The Good Life:
The American Executive
& The Mexican Fisherman

The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget

True Love & Toxic Love:
14 Core Differences

Redefining The Divine:
Balancing The Male & Female Energies

Oversharing & Online Privacy:
Why You Don't Owe Anyone Your Story

The Will To Be Wise:
7 Tips From Shakespeare

24 Timeless John
Lennon Quotes on
Art, Beauty & Truth

4 Questions
The Medicine Man
Would Ask You

Of The Anishinaabe

The 7 Teachings

The 7
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Of The
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On Gossip:
Socrates' "Test of Three"

On Gossip: Socrates "Test of Three"

On Gossip:
Socrates "Test
of Three"

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