The Feeling of Being Stared At.
Youβve probably experienced it: youβre deep into a book or when suddenly you feel itβa 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...
When knowledge blinds us
John Vervaeke, the renowned cognitive scientist, argues that our obsession with facts and arguments blinds us to deeper forms of knowingβand he has a point.
Read here why: www.drtomonline.org/en/when-know...
#psychology #philosophy #wisdom #johnvervaeke
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
Right, so Happy New Year Ru! β₯οΈ
Happy New Year to you β₯οΈ (don't know your name, and it feels a bit odd to say happy new year ru).
of the same under circumstances that awaken the shadow.
Jung: "Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individualβs conscious life, the blacker and denser it is."
#Jung #shadow
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
For the same reason I thank Chat GPT after a fruitful dialogue.
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...
Schopenhauers assertion that "you can do what you want, but not want what you want" applies also here.
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...
"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.
our obligation
is to not become
that which goes against
our humanity
Wonderful!
Now that the marketers have tools like neuromarketing available to them, it becomes for the individuals more and more difficult to resist.
Lol. I guess when progressing boldness becomes so evident, life's questions become more pressing π
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)
When Things Fall Apart
#spirituality
A childβs 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.
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.
An Explanation of the oneness of being
#non-duality #sufism #ibnarabi
When I moved to Ibiza 20 years ago, I gave away my wristwatch. Never regretted it a day.
Yes, as they say, the fastest way to learn something is by teaching it π
Rupert Sheldrake offered a rejoinder to my defense against his criticisms of Analytic Idealism:
www.bernardokastrup.com/2024/12/rupe...
I bow here in respect for Rupert, and hope to see you both engaged in many more wonderful conversations.
Classical Music Synchronises Brain Waves, Improves Depression, and Stimulates Brain Growth
https://buff.ly/3X1cOtG
#music #brain #neuroscience #depression
Lol.
#humour
What a gorgeous magazine! Thank you, hope to find time tomorrow to read. Looks like it deserves it.