Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud-awaken

Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1856, Sigmund Freud is considered the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud is best known for his tendency to trace nearly all psychological problems back to sexual issues. Although only parts of his theory of psychosexual development are still accepted by mainstream psychologists, Freud’s theory of the Oedipal Complex has […]

Guru Nanak

Nanak was the founder of Sikh religion and the first of Sikhism’s ten gurus. His teachings focused on the praise and appreciation of the Creator, the One Eternal God – “Waheguru.” He fiercely opposed religious ritualism and preached equality of humans without any prejudice to race, caste and ethnicity. Nanak combined the elements of both […]

Quotes by Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie-awaken

“It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.” “Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.” “Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid […]

Quotes by Dr. John Lilly

Dr. John Lilly-awaken

“In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true.” “Eventually it may be possible for humans to speak with another species. I have come to this conclusion after careful consideration of evidence gained through my research experiments with dolphins. If new scientific developments are to be […]

Quotes by Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale-awaken

“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.” “Our attitude towards others […]

Quotes by Fritz Perls

fritz-perls-awaken

“I am not in this world to live up to other people’s expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.” “To mature means to take responsibility for your life, to be on your own. Psychoanalysis fosters the infantile state by considering that the past is responsible for the illness.” “…nobody […]

Quotes by Mary Baker Eddy

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“I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.” “If Christianity is not scientific, and Science is not God, then there is no invariable law, and truth becomes an accident.” “Jealousy is the grave of affection.” “Disease is an experience of a so-called mortal mind. […]

Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo-awaken

“India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a religion as a great diversified and yet subtly unified mass of spiritual thought, realization and aspiration.” “Evolution is not finished; reason is not the last word nor the reasoning animal […]

What Is Vinyasa

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by Kaisa Kapanen: Vinyasa yoga is one of the most popular forms of yoga today, sometimes more informally referred to as Flow yoga… 

Nagual

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In Mesoamerican folk religion, a nagual (pronounced [na’wal]) is a human being who has the power to shapeshift into a jaguar form…

Claude Monet Biography

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by Ellen Gutoskey: Over the course of his 60-year career, Claude Monet painted hundreds of magnificent, dreamy landscapes of everything from England’s Houses of Parliament to the water lilies in his own garden in Giverny, France…