10 MEGA Inspirational Zen Pencils Comics. Mind-Blowing Story: "Talking to God...". I met god the other day. I know what you’re thinking. How the hell did you know it was god? Well, I’ll explain as we go along, but basically he convinced me by having all, and I do mean ALL, the answers. Every question I flung at him he batted back with a plausible and satisfactory answer. In the end, it was easier to accept that he was god than otherwise. Which is odd, because I’m still an atheist and we even agree on that! It all started on the 8.20 back from Paddington. What did he look like? Well not what you might have expected that’s for sure. ‘Anyone sitting here?’ ‘Help yourself’ I replied. Sits down, relaxes, I ignore and back to the correspondence on genetic foods entering the food chain… Train pulls out and a few minutes later he speaks.
‘Can I ask you a question?’ Fighting to restrain my left eyebrow I replied ‘Yes’ in a tone which was intended to convey that I might not mind one question, and possibly a supplementary, but I really wasn’t in the mood for a conversation. .. ‘Stottle. How to Become A Social Badass. I’m tired of being a little girl when it comes to meeting new people.
To rid myself and others of this pathetic habit, I’ve put together a step-by-step guide on overcoming social anxiety taking from other articles, books and my own experimentation. So what is a ‘social badass,’ you ask? A social badass is an individual who dominates social situations without anxiety or trepidation of any kind. The Basics Before we get to any intimate social interactions, we need to master the basics with some 2-second strangers. 1) Make Eye Contact If someone asks you what you’re staring at, just smile and respond, “Sorry, I thought you were an old friend.” 2) Say Hi When you’re comfortable making eye contact, throw in a quick ‘Hello’ with a smile. 3) Add a Greeting ‘Good morning/afternoon/evening’ usually does the trick. Warning: Some people will completely ignore you and not respond, but don’t be discouraged.
Social Badass Challenges Make Yourself a Spectacle You get the idea. Take on a Persona Anchoring. Dalai Lama tells his Facebook friends that religion "is no longer adequate" Well, he'd hardly be the first Buddhist to say something like this. From what I've read, there are already lots of Buddhists, and historical Buddhist movements in various countries, who are atheistic and who prefer to return to Buddhism's roots as a kind of self-help, personal psychological and philosophical system—and yes, I realize I'm hugely oversimplifying that ideological stripe of Buddhism—and that's fine.
And if this helps the world be a better place, cool. I'm all for it. But as an atheist I had already got to this point without making sand paintings, spinning prayer wheels or staring at stupas or rock gardens to shut off all mental processes and get to Satori. Maybe I'm just doing it wrong. But if that's the case, there are a lot others like me who must be doing it wrong too. Barlaam and Josaphat. A Christian depiction of Josaphat, 12th Century manuscript Balauhar and Budasaf or Bilawhar wa-Yudasaf is a legendary Islamic telling of the story of Siddhartha Gautama originating in the Sogdian language (Middle Iranian).[1] The tale came into Christianity as the story of Sts.
Barlaam and Josaphat, who were venerated in both the Eastern and Western churches. Buddhist original[edit] It was ultimately derived, through a variety of intermediate versions (Arabic and Georgian), from the life story of the Buddha.[2][3] Wilfred Cantwell Smith (1981)[4] traced the story from a 2nd to 4th century Sanskrit Mahayana Buddhist text, to a Manichee version, which then found its way into Muslim culture as the Arabic Kitab Bilawhar wa-Yudasaf (Book of Bilawhar and Yudasaf), which was current in Baghdad in the 8th century. Islamic version[edit] The name changed from Budasaf to Yudasaf, then to Yuzasaf.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Arabic[edit] Sogdian, Turfan, Uyghur[edit] Hebrew[edit] Persian[edit] Yuzasif...
The Universe In An Atom - The Larger Body. Waking Life- Life Changing Movie! Tell me your "glitch in the Matrix" stories : AskReddit. It’s Time To Wake Up. Apathy. It astounds me. It’s everywhere, in every mind and every soul. Never have I felt more concerned for the future of humanity. Now, I know I haven’t lived long enough to make such observations… but isn’t youth supposed to be the flaming torch of uncontained passions that will push humanity to its next leap? Aren’t we supposed to be the dreamers? The idealists? Yet, everywhere I look, I find apathy. Is there nothing out there, dear reader, which makes you want to laugh out loud? Is changing the world a ridiculous notion to you? Let me ask you something, if it is not you, if it is not me… who is going to change the world? This life is all you have. What makes you so sure that you will have time to do whatever it is that you must do with your life?
Actually, if you want to be a fatalist, you’re dying right now. Why on Earth would you waste your time? And please, do not for a moment think that money is the answer here. Yes, you might call me crazy all you like. It’s time to wake up. Images. BESbswyBESbswyBESbswy. Relaxation Is Just Being Natural. Relaxation Is Just Being Natural Osho, Will you say something more about relaxation? I am aware of a tension deep at the core of me and suspect that I have probably never been totally relaxed.
When you said the other day that to relax is one of the most complex phenomena possible, I glimpsed a rich tapestry in which the threads of relaxation and let-go were deeply interwoven with trust, and then love came into it, and acceptance, going with the flow, union and ecstasy.... "Total relaxation is the ultimate. "But start relaxing. "Tension means hurry, fear, doubt. "Remember one very fundamental thing about life: Any experience that has not been lived will hang around you, will persist: "Finish me!
"Your whole past hangs around you with nothing completed – because nothing has been lived really, everything somehow bypassed, partially lived, only so-so, in a lukewarm way. "You will have to relax from the circumference. "Then take another step, a little deeper; tell the mind to relax. Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep. Cult Fiction - Top 10 List - Top Ten List - Top 10 Existential Novels - Fight Club - Journey to the End of the Night - Man's Fate - Steppenwolf - Woman in the Dunes - Nausea - The Trial - Invisible Man - Notes from Underground - The Stranger - Albert Camu. Top 10 Existential Novels #10 - FIGHT CLUB [1996] Chuck Palahniuk "It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die. On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone will drop to zero.
" #09 - JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE NIGHT [1932] Louis-Ferdinand Celine "The biggest defeat in every department of life is to forget, especially the things that have done you in, and to die without realizing how far people can go in the way of crumminess. When the grave lies open before us, let's not try to be witty, but on the other hand, let's not forget, but make it our business to record the worst of the human viciousness we've seen without changing one word. When that's done, we can curl up our toes and sink into the pit. . #08 - MAN'S FATE [1932] Andre Malraux #07 - STEPPENWOLF [1928] Hermann Hesse #06 - THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES [1962] Kobo Abe "Are you shoveling to survive, or surviving to shovel? " #05 - NAUSEA [1938] Jean-Paul Sartre #04 - THE TRIAL [1925] Franz Kafka. Cult Movies - Top 10 List - Top Ten List - Top 10 Films About Nonconformists - Nonconformity Quotes - Nonconformist Quotes - Nonconformists in Film - Barfly.
Top 10 Films About Nonconformists "This is a world where everybody's gotta do something. Ya know, somebody laid down this rule that everybody's gotta do something, they gotta be something. You know, a dentist, a glider pilot, a narc, a janitor, a preacher, all that . . . Sometimes I just get tired of thinking of all the things that I don't wanna do. "If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed. " "Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth.
"They're not that different from you, are they? "My life, I mean . . . "Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. "I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. "Vice, Virtue. "Anybody here? "And now they're telling me I'm crazy over here because I don't sit there like a goddamn vegetable.
Forgotten Movie Classics © 2015 Shelf-Life Productions LLC. How We Can (Actually) Change The World – Pt. 3/3. Now you know what we’re missing, and the best ways to incite REAL change. (If not, check out Part 1 and Part 2). So what can you do about it? Right now? In the grand scheme of things, not much. This is why I am extremely excited to announce a new initiative: the creation of true community on a global scale. The Mission I have teamed up with visionary Marc Coppola from Why? Mission Statement: “To bring attention to a variety of social issues by highlighting the inefficiencies of today’s socio-economic practices and acting upon them to establish a one hundred percent sustainable community.
Vision Statement: Our vision is simple – if it isn’t sustainable or rational and doesn’t lead to 100% self-sufficient community then it doesn’t belong. The Surface Details: – Completely off-the-grid and sustainable: solar and wind powered, organic composting, permaculture organic farming and Earthship-inspired housing & water filtration – The initial 60 acre plot can be expanded up to 500+ acres when needed. HE Life Lesson #1: Love or Fear. Thinking Within Paradoxes. I read a few years ago somewhere that a hallmark of a genius is being able to hold opposites together and transcend them. This stuck with me and over time I tried to make sense of it, because at first it was a very confusing concept. With some luck this concept began to make sense thanks to a random assortment of other things I read over the years following my discovery of this tidbit.
This train of thought has now become one of my favorite things to ponder. I feel it has taught me the dangers of holding onto apparent absolutes. Wave-particle duality is the concept that all matter and energy exhibits both wave-like and particle-like properties. You are nothing. They both hold some truth and meaning. Now I’d like to tie this line of thinking into another one….the concept and realization of knowing nothing, yet knowing everything. You know nothing, You know everything. This is why always being open to being wrong can be so powerful.
Knowing nothing lets us flow into everything. Altru-Hedonism: A New Perspective on Pleasure & Helping Others. Altru-Hedonism is a mash-up of the terms altruism (selfless concern for the welfare of others) and hedonism (the pursuit of pleasure). Normally these terms are considered antonyms, which would make my made-up word a complete oxymoron.
I aim to convince you of just the opposite. Note: For you smartasses out there, yes we all know that helping other people feels good. This post does eventually transcend common sense :) Altru-Hedonism can be summed up very well in a little memory exercise. Think back to the last time you have some change to a homeless person. WHAT? Altru-Hedonism (noun) - the act of maximizing one’s own pleasure by seeking to help others The key word in that definition is maximizing. But Charity is a Chore! Why does helping others have such a bad rap? You don’t need to make sacrifices or break a sweat to lend someone a hand. What about drugs, sex and nice things? Don’t get me wrong, those ‘vices’ all feel fantastic. Still Not Convinced?
“The Paradox of Our Age” The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, yet more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life. We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men and small character; steep profits and shallow relationships. Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. **This was originally written by Dr. Image from LIFE Magazine. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Huxley vs Orwell.
A clever comic over on the accuracy of George Orwell’s predictions about future society over that of Aldous Huxley. It’s informative and scary at the same time. “In short, Orwell feared that what we hate would ruin us. Huxley that what we love will ruin us.” It’s unfortunate that Huxley got it right because the latter is much less obvious.