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MD/psychotherapist || #Dutch || longtime #ibiza resident || #curiosity || #spirituality || #philosophy of mind #advaita || #non-duality || #psychotherapy || #humor || Aversion to daily political bickering.

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09.03.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Feeling of Being Stared At.
You’ve probably experienced it: you’re deep into a book or when suddenly you feel itβ€”a faint sensation at the back of your neck. You turn around and, someone is staring at you. Coincidence, or is something more happening here?

www.drtomonline.org/en/being-sta...

09.03.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
When knowledge blinds us

When knowledge blinds us

John Vervaeke, the renowned cognitive scientist, argues that our obsession with facts and arguments blinds us to deeper forms of knowingβ€”and he has a point.
Read here why: www.drtomonline.org/en/when-know...

#psychology #philosophy #wisdom #johnvervaeke

04.03.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to figure out what the heck was wrong with it. When humans do it we put them on the cover of forbes

If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to figure out what the heck was wrong with it. When humans do it we put them on the cover of forbes

30.01.2025 09:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right, so Happy New Year Ru! β™₯️

31.12.2024 20:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy New Year to you β™₯️ (don't know your name, and it feels a bit odd to say happy new year ru).

31.12.2024 18:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

of the same under circumstances that awaken the shadow.

Jung: "Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is."

#Jung #shadow

20.12.2024 11:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The widespread astonishment at the horrific things done to Giseli Pelicot by ordinary bakers, butchers, construction workers, and others reveals how little we truly understand the human shadow. The vast majority of us are capable

20.12.2024 11:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For the same reason I thank Chat GPT after a fruitful dialogue.

20.12.2024 06:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mental Illness Prophesies Society’s Spiritual Sickness The rising prevalence of mental illness in the west is a warning to society to take a good, hard look at itself.

The rise of Mental Illness in the West, as a signal for the Sickness of Society at large
#mentalhealth

www.madinamerica.com/2024/12/ment...

20.12.2024 04:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Schopenhauers assertion that "you can do what you want, but not want what you want" applies also here.

19.12.2024 05:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What bacteria taught me about metaphysics Documentary filmmaker Hans Busstra shares with us, with the aid of amazing and scientifically accurate animations of the molecular world, the background story of his journey from imaging the hardcore ...

Amazing video ahead!
Filmmaker Hans Busstra shares with us, with the aid of scientifically accurate animations of the molecular world, the background story of his journey from the hardcore science of molecular biology to the insights of metaphysics.
www.essentiafoundation.org/what-bacteri...

14.12.2024 01:35 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

"If you reason right, you're never wrong." Postulating a god of limited power seems like a example of that. Clever, but hollow mind gymnastics.

12.12.2024 17:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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our obligation
is to not become
that which goes against
our humanity

11.12.2024 23:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful!

12.12.2024 06:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now that the marketers have tools like neuromarketing available to them, it becomes for the individuals more and more difficult to resist.

10.12.2024 15:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lol. I guess when progressing boldness becomes so evident, life's questions become more pressing 😜

10.12.2024 15:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0


Don't be afraid of the dark

In your heart

You're gonna find a way

To carry the weight of the world

On your shoulders

You're gonna find a way home

(lyrics from Liitle Blue - Jacob Collier)

10.12.2024 12:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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When Things Fall Apart

#spirituality

10.12.2024 08:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.

10.12.2024 05:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Painful to read. Bless you that you found a way out.
I think the jurΓ­dical system is one of the most shameful aspects of our modern society that is still so savage in many aspects.

10.12.2024 05:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Explanation of the oneness of being
#non-duality #sufism #ibnarabi

09.12.2024 09:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I moved to Ibiza 20 years ago, I gave away my wristwatch. Never regretted it a day.

08.12.2024 12:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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08.12.2024 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, as they say, the fastest way to learn something is by teaching it πŸ˜‰

07.12.2024 21:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rupert Sheldrake's rejoinder This is the homepage of philosopher and computer scientist Bernardo Kastrup, with links to his biography and most of his works.

Rupert Sheldrake offered a rejoinder to my defense against his criticisms of Analytic Idealism:
www.bernardokastrup.com/2024/12/rupe...

06.12.2024 21:14 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

I bow here in respect for Rupert, and hope to see you both engaged in many more wonderful conversations.

07.12.2024 05:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Hit: Classical Music Synchronises Brain Waves and Improves Depression and Stimulates Brain Growth Two pieces of research show universal benefits of classical and light music (compared to other forms).

Classical Music Synchronises Brain Waves, Improves Depression, and Stimulates Brain Growth

https://buff.ly/3X1cOtG

#music #brain #neuroscience #depression

05.12.2024 16:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lol.

#humour

05.12.2024 18:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a gorgeous magazine! Thank you, hope to find time tomorrow to read. Looks like it deserves it.

05.12.2024 18:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0