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Interesting Proverbs, things to think about |
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Ancient Chinese Proverbs
# The swiftest horse can’t overtake a word once spoken*
# Before telling secrets on the road, look in the bushes
# A bad word whispered echoes a hundred miles*
# In a flood of words, surely some mistakes*
# A sharp tongue or pen can kill without a knife*
# If the first words fail, ten thousand will then not avail
# Watching chess games in silence. . .a superior person*
# The judge with seven reasons states only one in court
# If you want no one to know, don’t do it*
# If you want your dinner, don’t insult the cook*
# Honest scales and full measure hurt no one*
# Divide an orange–it tastes just as good
# If you always give you will always have
# Better lean and good than fat and evil
# To build it took one hundred years; to destroy it one day
# To know the road ahead, ask those returning*
# Touch black paint, have black fingers
# To succeed, consult three old people
# If you hurry through long days, you will hurry through short years
# Touch black paint, have black fingers
# The ripest fruit falls by itself*
# Simple to open a shop; another thing to keep it open
# What you don’t see, you don’t desire*
# Neither fortunes nor flowers last forever*
# An inch of gold can’t buy an inch of time
# Don’t waste your hour–the sun sets soon
# My life–a candle in the wind. . . frost on the leaves*
# Nurture the plant one year–ten days of flowers
# Slow work–fine work
# At birth we bring our nothing; at death we leave with the same*
# A king’s riches cannot buy an extra year*
# Beat the drum inside the house to spare the neighbors
# Climb the mountains to see lowlands
# Laws control a lesser person; right conduct controls a greater one*
# Forget the favors given; remember those received
# A careful foot can step anywhere*
# Stare at the profit and step in the pitfall
# In bed be wife and husband, in the hall each other’s honored guest
# To stop drinking, study a drunkard while you are sober
# If Heaven made someone, earth can find some use for them
# Without sorrows no one becomes a saint
# The pine stays green in winter. . . wisdom in hardship
# Three feet of ice were not frozen in a day*
# With virtue you can’t be completely poor; without it you can’t be truly rich*
# Determination tempers the sword of your character*
# Stout men, not stout walls, make the stout city
# To be heard afar, bang your gong on a hilltop
# Great doubts, deep wisdom. . . small doubts, little wisdom
# To know others, know yourself first*
# His virtues exceed his talents–a superior man *
# When the waters drop, the rocks appear*
# O eggs, don’t fight with rocks*
# Easier to rule a nation than a child*
# To have principles first have courage
# Blame yourself as you blame others; forgive others as you forgive yourself
# The wise listens to her mind, the foolish to the mob*
# A whitewashed crow soon shows black again
# Watch over workers at their labors, not their meals*
# Many a good face under a ragged hat
# Dogs have no prejudice against the poor
# If Heaven made someone, earth can find some use for them*
# Tile tossed over the wall. . . who knows where it will fall?*
# No horse can wear two saddles *
# While you are bargaining, conceal your coin
# No guests at home, no hosts abroad
# “I heard” is good; “I saw” is better
# We can study until old age. . . and still not finish
# A good teacher. . . better than a barrowful of books
# Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself
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RISK |
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RISK
Author unknown
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to others is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken,
because the greatest hazard in life is to do nothing.
The person who risks nothing,
does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live.
Chained by their attitudes, they are a slave,
they forfeited their freedom.
Only the person who risks can be free
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Quite An Interesting experiement - try it and be ready to change/be disoriented :) in a good way |
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Beliefs Unlimited Exercise
This exercise is useful when one attempts to move beyond one’s
current belief structures. Record the the following in a soothing and
authoritative manner five times into a tape recorder.
(start of belief unlimited tape)
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is
true or becomes true within certain limits, to be found experientially
and experimentally. These limits are beliefs to be transcended.
Hidden from one’s self is a covert set of beliefs that control one’s thinking, one’s actions, and one’s feeling.
The covert set of hidden beliefs is the limiting set of beliefs to be transcended.
To transcend one’s limiting set, one establishes an open ended set of beliefs about the unknown.
The unknown exists in one’s goals for changing one’s self, in the
means for changing, in the use of others for the change, in one’s
capacity to change, in one’s orientation towards change, in one’s
elimination of hindrances to change, in one’s assimilation of the aids
to change, in one’s use of the impulse to change, in one’s need for
changing, in the possibilities of change, in the form of change itself,
and in the substance of change and of changing.
The unknown exists in one’s goals for changing one’s self, in the
means for changing, in the use of others for the change, in one’s
capacity to change, in one’s orientation towards change, in one’s
elimination of hindrances to change, in one’s assimilation of the aids
to change, in one’s use of the impulse to change, in one’s need for
changing, in the possibilities of change, in the form of change itself,
and in the substance of change and of changing.
There are unknowns in my goals towards changing.There are
unknowns in my means of changing. There are unknowns in my relations
with others in changing. There are unknowns in my capacity for
changing. There are unknowns in my orientation towards changing. There
are unknowns in my assimilation of changes. There are unknowns in my
needs for changing. There are unknowns in my possibilities of me
changing. There are unknowns in the forms into which changing will put
me. There are unknowns in the substance of the changes that I will
undergo, in my substance after changes.
My disbelief in all these unknowns is a limiting belief,
preventing my transcending my limits. My disbelief in all these
unknowns is a belief, a limiting belief, preventing my transcending my
limits.
By allowing, there are no limits; no limits to thinking, no
limits to feeling, no limits to movement. By allowing, there are no
limits. There are no limits to thinking, no limits to feeling, no
limits to movement.
That which is not allowed is forbidden. That which is allowed
exists. In allowing no limits, there are no limits. That which is
forbidden is not allowed. That which is not allowed forbidden. That
which exists is allowed. That which is allowed, exists. In allowing no
limits, there are no limits. That which is not allowed is forbidden.
That which is forbidden is not allowed. That which is allowed, exists.
That which exists is allowed. To allow no limits, there are no limits.
No limits allowed, no limits exist.
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either
is true or becomes true. In the province of the mind there are no
limits. In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true
either is true or becomes true. There are no limits.
(end of Belief Unlimited tape)
(from The centre of the cyclone an autobiography of inner space by John C. Lilly,M.D.)
When listening to the tape, lie in a comfortable position on the
floor with the lights very dim and just allow the words and meaning
enter you without any resistance. DO IT SOON, DO IT REGULARLY.
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50000 DOWNLOADS AND GROWING STRONG :) |
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Philosophy at the matrix |
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The Matrix
The
Matrix is a film that astounds not
only with action and special effects but also with ideas. These pages
are dedicated to exploring some of the many philosophical ideas that
arise in both the original film and the sequels. In the upcoming months
we will be continually expanding this section, offering essays from
some of the brightest minds in philosophy and cognitive science. News
about updates to this section can be found right here. (Scroll
down to read about the latest update, or just click here.)
LAUNCH:
NOVEMBER 20, 2002
We are kicking things off with essays from eight different contributors
on various philosophical, technological, and religious aspects of the
film.
Though this collection of essays is part of the official web site for
the Matrix films, the views expressed in these essays are solely
those of the individual authors. The Wachowski brothers have remained
relatively tight-lipped regarding the religious symbolism and philosophical
themes that permeate the film, preferring that the movie speak for itself.
Accordingly, you will not find anyone here claiming to offer the
definitive analysis of the film, its symbols, message, etc. What you
will find instead are essays that both elucidate the philosophical problems
raised by the film and explore possible avenues for solving these problems.
Some of these essays are more pedagogical in nature – instructing
the reader in the various ways in which The Matrix raises questions
that have been tackled throughout history by prominent philosophers.
Other contributors use the film as a springboard for discussing their
own original philosophical views. As you will see, the authors
don’t always agree with each other regarding how best to interpret the
film. However, all of the essays share the aim of giving the reader
a sense of how this remarkable film offers more than the standard Hollywood
fare. In other words, their common goal is to help show you just “how
deep the rabbit-hole goes.”
Beginning the collection are three short essays in which I discuss two
of the more conspicuous philosophical questions raised by the film:
the skeptical worry that one’s experience may be illusory, and
the moral question of whether it matters. Highlighting the parallels
between the scenario described in The Matrix and similar imaginary
situations that have been much discussed by philosophers, these essays
offer an introduction to the positions taken by various thinkers on
these fascinating skeptical and moral puzzles. They serve as a warm-up
for things to come.
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Human brain appears ‘hard-wired’ for hierarchy (4/26/2008) |
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Human brain appears ‘hard-wired’ for hierarchy (4/26/2008)
 Human imaging studies have for the first time identified brain circuitry associated with social status, according to researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health. They found that different brain areas are activated when a person moves up or down in a pecking order - or simply views perceived social superiors or inferiors. Circuitry activated by important events responded to a potential change in hierarchical status as much as it did to winning money.
“Our position in social hierarchies strongly influences motivation as well as physical and mental health,” said NIMH Director Thomas R Insel, M.D. “This first glimpse into how the brain processes that information advances our understanding of an important factor that can impact public health.”
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7 habits of really happy people |
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7 habits of really happy people » Lyved
So here are seven habits that can be found in people who are
always really happy. If you can practice these and turn them into
habits you’ll be just as happy as them.
1. Don’t care what others think
They don’t care what others think or have to say. If
they did, they wouldn’t let themselves free and be happy because
of the possibility of scrutiny.
Really happy people also never let negative people and their
attitudes get to them. Whatever the negative people say or do just
rolls off the backs of the happy people.
2. Always looking at the bright side of things
No matter what situations are thrown at a happy person, they
look for the bright side. Everything that is negative has a positive
side to it. Negativity wouldn’t exist without positivity. Happy
people know this and have practiced looking for the bright side so much
that now it has become a habit. And even if a happy person can’t
find the bright side of something, they’ll create it.
3. Being friendly
Happy people are always looking to make friends. They
don’t care what you look like or what background you come from,
they just want someone new to laugh and be happy with. And by default
happy people are friendly; everyone wants to be happy as well and are
drawn to them.
If you know a friendly person who is always making fun of
others to bring them down, then they aren’t truly happy person.
There’s something inside of them that they are insecure about.
4. Laugh & Smile
This habit goes along with being friendly. I have NEVER seen
a happy person not smile or laugh. It just isn’t physically
possible. However, a really happy person smiles so much that they
turned it into a habit. You might even see them smiling for no real
reason, it’s that natural to them. Laughing is another mandatory
habit of really happy people. If you or they aren’t laughing,
then there’s no true happiness.
5. Live in the moment
Really happy people make the most of every minute and day
they have. They aren’t going to wait to have fun; they’re
going to create fun now.
6. Push aside their troubles
Even if a happy person can’t find or create the
positive side of a situation, they do the next best thing, they push it
aside. They forget about it and move on because they know it’s
only temporary and they know they can make their troubles leave even
sooner.
7. Laugh in the face of fear
Just like the rest of us, really happy people have fears.
Most of the time they just don’t display it. Happy people make
jokes to lighten the mood and to make others feel more relaxed so they
will too.
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