Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Quote of the Day 10 September 2013
The principal cause of suffering is craving. Once craving is eliminated, much suffering will be eliminated. Still more suffering will be eliminated once ignorance is eliminated. Both craving and ignorance are equally powerful defilements that cause suffering. ~ Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Related articles You are just hu… The 4 Noble Truths Made Simple – Part…
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Quote of the Day 09 September 2012
~ Marcus Aurelius Related articles “Do not indulge… “There is never… Student Success Statement Quote from Marcus Aurelius Happiness “Our Life – Wishes – Meditation – Dogs and Angels”
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Quote of the Day 07 September 2013
“Success comes in a lot of ways, but it doesn’t come with money and it doesn’t come with fame. It comes from having a meaning in your life, doing what you love and being passionate about what you do. That’s having a life of success – when you have the ability to do what you…
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Quote of the Day 6 September 2013
Leaving the comfort zone… “We cannot expect to grow if we are too afraid or unwilling to change and face challenges. When we exit our everyday, mundane lifestyles to do something different we can experience growth, undiscovered strength, and new abilities within ourselves.” ? Ashley Ormon Related articles September is Self-Improvement Month – The Undiscovered Goddess…
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PTSD Therapist Number Three – A New Beginning
I didn’t know what to expect. In fact, I had no expectations. I knew I didn’t want to go back… all the way back. I had hoped that it could be the way it was with PTSD therapist number two… Indirectly going back… creating that timeline of events in my life. Creating family tree(s). It…
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Quote of the Day 05 September 2013
You cannot connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in…
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Quote of the Day 04 September 2013
Sometimes people ask us the wrong questions so we cannot give them the right answers but the worst part is when we become those people and we ask ourselves the wrong questions because we are terrified of hearing the right answers. {author unknown]
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Surviving the Return of the Night Terror
I JUST awoke from one of my haven’t seen you in awhile night terrors. I haven’t had one in six months or more. Maybe two in the last year (that I remember), but then, I have always remembered them. Used to have them every night. They are the only dreams that I remember in full.…
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Quote of the Day – 03 September 2013
THE Buddha taught that the forces in the mind that bring suffering are able to temporarily hold down the positive forces such as love or wisdom, but they can never destroy them. The negative forces can never uproot the positive, whereas the positive forces can actually uproot the negative forces. Love can uproot fear or…
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Quote of the Day – 02 Sept 2013
DO NOT believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. Do not believe anything because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything because it is written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything…
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