Thursday, August 24, 2023
“Cultivate comfort with uncertainty and impermanence”
“Cultivate comfort with uncertainty and impermanence”
Powerful mantra
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Sunday, May 7, 2023
In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE In 2023, You Need To DO THESE 3 Things Firs...
https://youtu.be/wYera33br94
Yuval Noah Harari is a historian and the bestselling author of the books that include Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. His book for kids, Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World is a NY Times Best Book of 2022. Yuval is also a professor of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the co-founder of the social impact company Sapienship. In this episode the conversation gets deep between the need for your mental flexibility, how much narrative is influencing the world we experience, and the best way you can embrace change.
“It is much worse psychologically to feel worthless than to feel exploited” -Yuval Noah Harari
Check out his latest book, Unstoppable Us:How Humans Took Over the World: https://www.amazon.com/Unstoppable-Us...
QUOTES:
“We have to keep learning and keep changing throughout our lives otherwise we will be left behind.”
“Old jobs disappear, but new jobs emerge. The real difficult thing will be the transition.”
“Almost all people are liberal. Even the conservatives…”
“The ideological differences are small on the ground, but they are very big in people’s imagination. People have fantasies about what the other side is planning to do which are completely divorced from reality.”
“Fantasies often shape history and cause people to do terrible things.”
“Instead of leaders who are trying to heal the national community you see leaders that try to destroy it and get power by kind of leading just one tribe.”
“I think the big narrative is the biological narrative that we are all homo sapiens, that we all have the same basic experiences, [...] these are things that are common to all humans.”
“A sacred place is a place plus a story about the place, and this is at the bottom of most conflicts in the world.”
“On the level of the body, we can relate to every other human being in the world because biologically we are all the same. What creates this huge distance between us is the fantasies that the mind imagines and produces.”
Follow Yuval Noah Harari:
Website: https://www.ynharari.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/harari_yuval
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Desiderata
Desiderata are, technically, things considered necessary or highly desirable OR something lacked and wanted. The poem is a list of things desirable in life.
Desiderata - Words for Life
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
— Max Ehrmann, 1927
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
— Max Ehrmann, 1927
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Capitalism vs Socialism
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”
Sir Winston Churchill.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
To be perfect is to change often
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."
- Winston Churchill
Churchill said this in response to criticisms about the fact that he changed political parties. Indeed, this quote is the essence of Change Intelligence: to lead change, we must start with ourselves first.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Survival requires you to Adapt
Adapt, cope, remain flexible and foster a positive attitude amidst life's ups and downs.
Dr. Dean Ornish Tribute to Swami Satchidananda, July 2014
Swami Satchidananda, the founder of Integral Yoga,® is one of the most revered Yoga masters of our time.
Regarded by many as an apostle of peace, Swami Satchidananda serves as an example of the teachings of Yoga and its goal of Self-realization.
His teachings included Hatha Yoga, Yoga philosophy, and interfaith ideas.
Dr. Dean Ornish Tribute to Swami Satchidananda, July 2014
Swami Satchidananda
In honor of the 100th birth anniversary of Sri Swami Satchidananda, Dr. Dean Ornish offers a tribute to his mentor and talks about his role in the development of his groundbreaking medical research and program.
https://youtu.be/vQWY136twrE
Thursday, September 22, 2022
𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 every 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆s 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏
𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 every 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆s 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏
Every pain gives you a lesson and all you need is to make sure that instead of thinking about the ache, you should start changing your perspective this time and think of the lessons that you have got from that failure so that you do not repeat the same mistakes again.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."
“Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.”
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Progress has little to do with speed But much to do with direction. Set goals.
Set goals!
Progress has little to do with speed
But much to do with direction.
‘I don’t think democracy exists in today’s politics’ - Ai Weiwei
Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei is a world-famous artist and activist.
https://youtu.be/KRrveCk8x9M
Krishnan speaks to him about China’s relationship with the West, his father’s exile and whether democracy really exists.
His new exhibition, The Liberty of Doubt, is currently on display at Kettle’s Yard gallery in Cambridge.
Produced by: Freya Pickford
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