Webb Has Arrived Successfully At L2

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It’s really happening. The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully reached its orbital destination in space, 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from Earth…

Quotes by Abraham Maslow

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“When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and Self-esteem.” “Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important nonevil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.” “It seems […]

Quotes by Buckminster Fuller

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“When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.” “If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.” “There is […]

Quotes by Burrhus Frederic Skinner

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“A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” “Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.” “The consequences of an act affect the probability of it’s occurring again.” “I did not direct my […]

Quotes by Chuang Tzu

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“Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.” “To a mind that is still, the entire universe surrenders.” “The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor […]

Quotes by Margaret Mead

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“Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.” “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” “Never […]

What Is TMAO? And Why Should You Avoid It?

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by Ocean Robbins: In 1970, the unheralded Swedish band Festfolket (“Party People” in English) made their television debut on a strange variety show called “Five Minute Saloon”…

Chuang Tzu

Chuang Tzu (399 – 295 B.C.) was a Chinese Taoist philosopher, of the fourth century BC, and the most brilliant of the early Taoists.  He was the greatest prose writer of his time, contemporary with Plato and Aristotle.  His writing was at once transcendental while at the same time being deeply immersed within everyday life. […]

Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Harold Maslow (April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist who was best known for creating Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and changing the view of human nature and human possibilities.  His influence continues to grow, especially in the fields of health, education, and management theory.  The basis of his lifelong research and thinking about mental […]

Yoga Quotes

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by Elin Sandberg: To describe yoga can be a hard task many times. What is yoga? Why do we do asanas? What does it mean to live in peace and stillness?

A Poem About Pronunciation.

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The poem below is called “The Chaos” and was written by G. Nolst Trenite, a.k.a. Charivarius (1870-1946)…

Quotes by P.D. Ouspensky

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“The first step in acquiring consciousness is the realization that we are not conscious.” “When you become identified you cannot observe.” “A man can be given only what he can use; and he can use only that for which he has sacrificed something.” “There is something in us that keeps us where we find ourselves. […]

Quotes by Plato

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“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.” “Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes.” “Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of […]

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Jon Kabat-Zinn is a biologist who developed the mindfulness-based stress-reduction program (MBSR) and founded the Stress Reduction Clinic in Massachusetts. Professional Life Jon Kabat-Zinn was born on June 5, 1944 in New York City. His father was a molecular immunologist at Columbia University Medical School, and his mother was a painter, and she sent her son […]