Category Archives: philosophy

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Refuse To Social Distance? New Study Says You May Be A Psychopath! Spiro Skouras

Are you tired of social distancing? Tired of the lockdowns? Do you find yourself wishing things would just go back to normal like they were in 2019 when we were all just regular debt slaves to the central banks?

Well then you just might be a psychopath. That’s right according to a brand new peer reviewed study published on May 31st 2020 people who ignore the new normal protocols like social distancing display certain antagonistic personality traits.

Luckily, These traits have been identified and they are called the dark triad.

It appears we are fast approaching a time when opposing the establishment and questioning the government will be considered a mental disorder.

Adaptive and Dark Personality Traits in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Predicting Health-behavior Endorsement and the Appeal of Public-health Messages https://psyarxiv.com/chgkn/

Psychopathic traits linked to non-compliance with social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic https://www.psypost.org/2020/06/psych…

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Stealing Fire – A Handbook for a Revolution by Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler – *****

Stealing Fire is a provocative examination of what’s actually possible;

A guidebook for anyone who wants to radically upgrade their life.

Source: Stealing Fire Book

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The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lecture XX – From William James

A Study In Human Nature

“Summing up in the broadest possible way the characteristics of the religious life, as we have found them, it includes the following beliefs:

  1. That the visible world is part of a more spiritual universe from which it draws its chief significance;
  2. That union or harmonious relation with that higher universe is our true end;
  3. That prayer or inner communion with the spirit thereof- be that spirit ‘God’ or ‘law’- is a process wherein work is really done, and spiritual energy flows in and produces effects, psychological or material, within the phenomenal world.

Religion includes also the following psychological characteristics:

  1. A new zest which adds itself like a gift to life, and takes the form either of lyrical enchantment or of appeal to earnestness and heroism.
  2. An assurance of safety and a temper of peace, and, in relation to others, a preponderance of loving affections.”

 

PDF of entire book: https://worldu.edu/library/william_james_var.pdf

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The Fall of Greece. Prepare Yourself Accordingly. Stefan Molyneux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF8rLgaJnbo 

A discussion about the rise to power of the far-left Syriza party in Greece as a result of the recent elections – and the impact that it will have for all of Europe and the world! What is the truth about the austerity which Greece was under? What does their future look like?

Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her primary research interests include the US economy, the federal budget, homeland security, taxation, tax competition, and financial privacy. For more, go to: http://www.thedailybeast.com/contribu…

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The Most Important Decision You Can Make For Success by James Altucher

I forgot to tell you something. I have a business partner named Dan.

A friend of mine asked another friend of mine a few months ago: “how come James doesn’t have any business partners over the long run”.

Mostly because I just write about bad stuff. Good stuff is boring. But it’s important also.

How come? Because when you hit bottom, as we all do, sometimes you need one good person to remind you that everything is going to be ok.

via The Most Important Decision You Can Make For Success.

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The Christmas Truce – Stefan Molyneux

Published on Dec 24, 2014

A deeply emotional look at the Christmas Truce of 1914 – which was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires between German and British soldiers during World War I.

In the week leading up to the holiday, soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In areas, men from both sides ventured into no man’s land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. There were joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in carol-singing. Men played games of football with one another, giving one of the most enduring images of the period.

An excerpt from The Truth About World War 1: The Hidden History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8Sj…

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Rupert Spira – 2nd Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview – YouTube

Published on Nov 4, 2014

Also see http://batgap.com/rupert-spira-2nd-in…

From an early age Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. For twenty years he studied the teachings of P.D.Ouspensky, J.Krishnamurti, Rumi, Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1996. Francis introduced Rupert to the teachings of Jean Klein and Atmanada Krishnamenon and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience.

His two books, The Transparency of Things, (sub-titled Contemplating the Nature of Experience), and Presence, in two volumes (The Art of Peace and Happiness and The Intimacy of All Experience), are a profound exploration of the non-dual nature of experience.

Rupert’s YouTube Channel. Interviews can be listened to here and watched here.

Rupert lives in UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and USA.

For all further information see http://www.rupertspira.com.

via Rupert Spira – 2nd Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview – YouTube.

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Pico Iyer: The art of stillness – Ted Talks

Published on Nov 26, 2014

The place that travel writer Pico Iyer would most like to go? Nowhere. In a counterintuitive and lyrical meditation, Iyer takes a look at the incredible insight that comes with taking time for stillness. In our world of constant movement and distraction, he teases out strategies we all can use to take back a few minutes out of every day, or a few days out of every season. It’s the talk for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the demands for our world.