Deep Chess Mechanics For Spiritual Development

Deep Chess Mechanics For Spiritual Development

Analyzing deep and systematic chess mechanics are valuable to do for survival and spiritual development. If you are a chess player like me, then you'll enjoy this analysis a lot more. The last few weeks, I've been analyzing and playing chess at a deeper level than...

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Free Will vs Determinism: Both are False

Free Will vs Determinism: Both are False

The following understanding is formed after my recent direct experiences regarding determinism and free will. Ultimately, both are false. The answer is more complex than most people care to admit. Let me explain. First of all, let's get free will out of the way. There...

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Spiritual Enlightenment: How to Awaken to What is True

Spiritual Enlightenment: How to Awaken to What is True

Hi everyone. In this post, I wanted to share one of the most effective spiritual practices for awakening. --- This practice rests on the principles of 1- Craving is the innate desire and aversion for things to be different than how they currently unfold. The sense of...

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State Changes, Equanimity & Insight Practices

State Changes, Equanimity & Insight Practices

Explanation Of The Wisdom  All we have access to in life, are various mental and physical states our unconscious mind projects to as the conscious experience. Sights, sounds, feelings, thoughts and taste are binded in each moment by deeper aspects of your mind to give...

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How To Apply Mindfulness In Daily Life

How To Apply Mindfulness In Daily Life

  “The feeling that any task is a nuisance will soon disappear if it is done with mindfulness.”  - Thích Nhất Hạnh ------ Explanation Of The Wisdom   In this article, I wanted to give a quick tip for those who are struggling to live their spirituality day to day....

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Epistemic Attitudes

Epistemic Attitudes

“You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason---if you pick the proper postulates.” ― Isaac Asimov, I, Robot  Explanation Of The Wisdom You probably do know many things. But do you know what it means to know something? How do we know something to be true...

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Understanding Skepticism

Understanding Skepticism

'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.' - Aristotle You probably do know many things. But do you know what it means to know something? How do we know something to be true or false? Epistemology is the theory of...

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How To Reconcile Meditation With Daily Work?  – Karma Yoga

How To Reconcile Meditation With Daily Work? – Karma Yoga

“No man is to be judged by the mere nature of his duties, but all should be judged by the manner and the spirit in which they perform them.”  - Swami Vivekananda  ------ Explanation Of The Wisdom   Karma yoga is the meditative tradition of action and work. Its...

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Stay A Student : The Importance of Humility and Modesty

Stay A Student : The Importance of Humility and Modesty

Four pupils used to practice meditation in the time before Zen came to Japan. These close friends vowed to each other to observe silence for seven days. The first day passed well. But as the evening progressed and the oil lamps became dim, one student couldn’t help...

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Fear Of Death and Human Sufferings (Foundational Episode)

Fear Of Death and Human Sufferings (Foundational Episode)

Tajima no Kami was fencing master to the Shogun. One of the Shogun’s bodyguards came to him one day asking to be trained in swordsmanship. “I have watched you carefully,” said Tajima no Kami, “and you seem to be a master in the art yourself. Before taking you on as a...

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A Critique of Materialism: Permanent Joy VS Fake Happiness

A Critique of Materialism: Permanent Joy VS Fake Happiness

A Zen Master lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening, while he was away, a thief sneaked into the hut only to find there was nothing in it to steal. The Zen Master returned and found him. "You have come a long way to...

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The Alchemist Wisdom: Importance of Balance and Middle Way

The Alchemist Wisdom: Importance of Balance and Middle Way

The following story is borrowed from the fantastic book of Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist to illustrate the importance of balance. ------- A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty...

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Master The Mind: Archer-Level Concentration And Happiness

Master The Mind: Archer-Level Concentration And Happiness

After winning several archery contests, the young and rather boastful champion challenged a Zen master who was renowned for his skill as an archer. The young man demonstrated remarkable technical proficiency when he hit a distant bull's eye on his first try, and then...

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Awareness and Attention: Don’t Allow Life To Slip By You

Awareness and Attention: Don’t Allow Life To Slip By You

After ten years of apprenticeship, Tenno achieved the rank of Zen teacher. One rainy day, he went to visit the famous master Nan-in. When he walked in, the master greeted him with a question, "Did you leave your wooden clogs and umbrella on the porch?" "Yes," Tenno...

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Priceless Wisdom: The Other Side – A Profound Zen Story

Priceless Wisdom: The Other Side – A Profound Zen Story

One day a young Buddhist on his journey home came to the banks of a wide river. Staring hopelessly at the great obstacle in front of him, he pondered for hours on just how to cross such a wide barrier. Just as he was about to give up his pursuit to continue his...

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Priceless Wisdom: Empty Your Cup – Don’t Be Arrogant

Priceless Wisdom: Empty Your Cup – Don’t Be Arrogant

  Nan-in, a Japanese master, received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is...

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Priceless Wisdom: Present Moment and Negative Emotions

Priceless Wisdom: Present Moment and Negative Emotions

 A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. At one point, they came to a river with a strong current. As the monks were preparing to cross the river, they saw a very young and beautiful woman also attempting to cross. The young woman asked if they could...

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Priceless Wisdom: It Will Pass – Both Good and Bad

Priceless Wisdom: It Will Pass – Both Good and Bad

A student went to his meditation teacher and said, "My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I'm constantly falling asleep. It's just horrible!" "It will pass," the teacher said matter-of-factly. A week later, the student came back to his...

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How Depression Can Induce Enlightenment – Good News

How Depression Can Induce Enlightenment – Good News

I was reading Eckhart Tolle's famous book (Highly Recommended) - The Power of Now -  couple of years ago and I've recently realized that his enlightenment experience was a result of intense depression. Not only his but many other enlightened people do...

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Stoicism & Buddhism: Similarities and Differences

Stoicism & Buddhism: Similarities and Differences

“If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.”       - Marcus...

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Mind Blowing Interview With Massimo Pigliucci

Mind Blowing Interview With Massimo Pigliucci

    Read Pigliucci's book here: How To Be A Stoic   Contact him from here: Blog Read Ryan's Book - The Obstacle Is The Way   If you liked this article, you might also like these:   My Ultimate Vision For You:...

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The Illusion of Desire:  How To Cure Our Frantic Wants and Needs

The Illusion of Desire: How To Cure Our Frantic Wants and Needs

“The value of a thing sometimes lies not in what one attains with it but in what one pays for it – what it costs us.”                                                                                             - Friedrich Nietzsche Most often in life, we...

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Stoicism on Wisdom: You Don’t Have Problems

Stoicism on Wisdom: You Don’t Have Problems

This is the second episode of Stoicism on Wisdom series. These articles are designed to be short but practical. The idea is to reflect, absorb and take one big Stoic idea per article. If you find value here, share this article with your friends. Let’s get...

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The Ultimate Stoicism Training With Epictetus – Part 2

The Ultimate Stoicism Training With Epictetus – Part 2

  If you haven't read the first part, I recommend you to start from here: The Ultimate Stoicism Training With Epictetus - Part 1 Since I've also refilled my coffee, we can safely continue our Stoicism guide with Epictetus.   Law#8 Don't demand that things...

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The Ultimate Stoicism Training With Epictetus  – Part 1

The Ultimate Stoicism Training With Epictetus – Part 1

LAW #1 Things in our control: opinion, attitude, desire, pursuit, aversion - our own actions. Things not in our control are body (genetics), reputation, other's opinion - not your own actions. If you use what belongs to others as your own, then you'll be disturbed and...

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FLOW: Your Path To Peak Performance

FLOW: Your Path To Peak Performance

Flow: The state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter, the experience is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it. - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Most often in life, we are somewhat...

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True Happiness : Cure Suffering With Stoicism and Buddhism
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