Probably the most avoided feeling we humans know is loneliness, but why is that? That we do not want to be alone has two major reasons. The first is that in our society we are taught everywhere that if you are alone, there is something wrong with you. After all, if we were "normal" and adaptable, we would be...
Self-reflection is perhaps one of the buzzwords when it comes to personality development. There is definitely a reason for this: whoever does not make use of this tool, which significantly distinguishes humans from animals, will hardly find inner satisfaction. Unfortunately, there is often a lack of clarity when it comes to self-reflection. Self-reflection is first and foremost about finding oneself...
Most great ambitions are those through which our environment is to be influenced. A coincidence? Not at all. There are various reasons why we are so averse to changing ourselves, but we work with a naturalness to change our environment. History has produced several great thinkers. A special spirit of modernity was Leo Tolstoy,...
Alan Watts is considered one of the mediators between Eastern and Western philosophy. This passage from one of his lectures deals with the idea of what life and being are. In summary, Alan Watts describes the Hindu principle of "lila". All beings and things are in principle nothing more than different roles through which the...
The story of the Chinese farmer is a well-known tale that is particularly widespread in Taoism and seems to have originated there. The philosopher Alan Watts was fond of reproducing the story of the farmer in his lessons. But what is the meaning behind the story of the farmer? The story of the Chinese farmer shows us...
What may seem simply provocative at the outset is, on closer examination, a well-considered statement and is in itself the concentrate of Carl Gustav Jung's convictions. But why is this so and what exactly is meant by this statement, which shakes the value framework of our society? Jung (1875 - 1961) is still regarded today as one of the...
Miyamoto Musashi, the sword master and founder of the school "of the two heavens" (jap. 二天一流, Niten Ichiryū), stated in his writings in various places that it is crucial not to have preferences. Only in this way, he said, could one succeed in battle. An example of this is the following quote from the Gorin-No-Sho (The Book of Five Rings):...
"He who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein On the subject of committing mistakes or making mistakes, there are a multitude of quotes, sayings and wisdoms that you can take to heart. What they all have in common is that you can learn from mistakes, or also that...
Who hasn't experienced this: You're at a point in your life where you think you could have come a lot further. You are not as athletic or educated as you would like to be, or you are simply not mentally where you want to be. All of this, of course, can only be attributed to a...
Even if we are not always aware of it, a low income is not particularly well regarded socially. And this is despite the fact that low to medium salaries are actually the norm. A paradox that we will take a closer look at in this article. That and why a low income can actually be okay, as long as it's right for you....
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