Psychology and Spirituality

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Thursday, June 6, 2019

How Beliefs Determine What We Become

The system we grow up believing is not a true reflection of our reality. The biases of parents, teachers, and society shapes us into what we come to accept as real. We become products of training which are often flawed. What we learn becomes engrained in the psyche so much that we believe in a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Stress Relief and Their Causes

High performance has become a necessity in daily life from the job to the family. Unfortunately, this does not make it easy for millions to adjust to the demands placed on them. Few people find it easy to cope from day to day without feeling stressed out. Constant running on the treadmill of life... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 6, 2019

A Note on Failure

It's impossible to fail totally if you dare to try. -Robert Schuller Failure has a bad reputation. In the minds of millions, it equates with embarrassment and shame. But this idea has no basis in fact. The future looks like a dark unknown, a chasm where every step might plunge them into a deep well... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Graceful Aging

No one can escape the effects of aging. Like all physical entities that roam our planet, our bodies will eventually deteriorate, fall ill and die. Though everyone realizes this fact, they are fearful of meeting the Grim Reaper at the horizon. The idea of non-existence is foreign to most of us.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The Rules of Motivation

Everyone has heard about motivation as the tool to create a better and healthier lifestyle. Gurus like Anthony Robbins and Wayne Dyer extol the virtues of applying motivation to every area of life. They would be correct. However, many who attend such seminars soon lose the discipline required to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 22, 2019

Six Points to Find True Happiness

Everyone desires happiness. But few know what joy means. Some feel they can't be happy unless they get what they want. Others equate it with luck, like a win at the casino or a lottery draw. Everyone's definition is different. They believe that material gain makes them happy. It's rare to meet... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 15, 2019

Living A Spiritual Life

To achieve spiritual enlightenment we need to know what causes us to suffer. According to the Buddha's second noble truth, the reason we suffer is due to what he called "clinging and grasping." This principle causes us to stay in an unenlightened life. Because we do, we can never achieve spiritual... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Is Doctor Trust Warranted Today?

At the beginning of the twentieth century, miracles of medicine borough healthier lifestyles to those whose lives would be short and painful. A vaccine was discovered for polio and the discovery of insulin made it possible for diabetics to live reasonably healthy lives. As this elevated the doctor... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

The Subjugation of the I

It's an inherent trait of every human being. From Julius Caesar to Genghis Khan and Adolf Hitler, an inflated ego has led to wars and much bloodshed. The ego is one step over pride. While there's nothing wrong with being proud of ourselves, our heritage and our potential, it's when we begin to... Sign in to see full entry.

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