From Zen Buddhism to Open Heart Meditation, there are hundreds of different ways to learn how to meditate, but don’t let this put you off. There are no rules as such – only guides which may be useful to some people and not to others. I therefore think it’s important to approach meditation intuitively and […]
30 thought provoking questions
1. Is it possible to create artificial life with consciousness? 2. If man imitates nature, which part of nature does the internet imitate? 3. Imagine being at your own funeral. What would you want people to say about you? 4. What have you learned from the mistakes you’ve made in life? 5. What can you do this […]
Try this visual meditation from Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway
Ten years after I read, ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’ by Susan Jeffers, there’s one exercise featured at the back that I found particularly effective. If you’re a visual person and you have a vivid imagination, you might find this exercise useful. I see it as a kind of visual meditation that helps […]
How to set the right goals for your life
How are you supposed to know which goals are the right goals for you until you’ve actually got what you set out to achieve? Perhaps you’ve been in the situation where you’ve actually managed to achieve all your goals; maybe you got that promotion you always wanted or your supposed dream job came along after […]
What is success?
What is success? In the distant sea-sick days of career ambition, I lived and breathed success. Problem was I never stopped to ask myself precisely what form that success should take. Never having excelled at school, I had time to make up. All those hours doing my art work when mum thought I was practising […]
What is consciousness?
What is consciousness? The straight answer to this question is that no one knows for sure, which is not surprising since the brain is the most complex object in the Universe. Philosophers have pondered and probably thought very hard about what consciousness is but they didn’t do many experiments. Today we have powerful instruments for […]
Man’s Search for Meaning
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” Victor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning If you’ve ever struggled to find meaning in your life or you’d like to feel more successful but you don’t know how, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist Victor E. Frankl has some answers. […]
Is the Law of Attraction Real or Fake?
Currently, there’s no scientific evidence to suggest that the Law of Attraction works. The evidence that does exist is purely anecdotal – which means people might have a tendency to be biased. If you’ve watched the Film ‘The Secret’ or read any of Rhonda Byrne’s books or films, you’ll know how persuasive she is. Everything […]
Hot Bikram Yoga First Time Experience
Bikram yoga – the hottest form of yoga – practised in forty degree temperatures is rapidly growing in popularity, but why practise in such heat? What are the benefits? And are there any dangers? Although I practise yoga at home, I’d never got round to doing it in such extreme temperatures; so, a few weeks […]
My Secret Garden Party intro to lucid dreaming
Last year I went to a talk by, lucid dreaming teacher, Charlie Morley at Secret Garden Party festival. I had a brief idea of what lucid dreaming was — being able to control your dreams — but that was about it. After the talk, I felt like I’d just watched a live TED conference despite […]
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