George Gurdjieff was a mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent, born in Alexandrapol, Armenia. George Gurdjieff spent his childhood in Kars, which, from 1878 to 1918, was the administrative capital of the Russian-ruled Transcaucasus province of Kars Oblast, a border [...]
Slavery did not end with abolition in the 19th century. Instead, it changed its forms and continues to harm people in every country in the world. Whether they are women forced into prostitution, men forced to work in agriculture or construction, children in sweatshops or [...]
Compassion is a strong component of many religions, cultures, philosophies, and households. However, no teachings on compassion are quite as well-articulated or well-developed as the Buddhist teachings on it. The way in which followers of Buddhism cultivate and practice this powerful quality is extraordinary, admirable [...]
Think of the way most people live: They force themselves to wake up in the morning, dress up, drive straight to work, drive back home about 8 hours later, watch TV and sleep, only to repeat the same routine next day for almost their entire [...]
Imagine waking up one morning and there is a glow about you, burdens of the past have been lifted, the heaviness of your heart has been lightened. You no longer are filled with pain, grief, anger, or resentment, and your spirit feels free to live [...]
Mooji is a British Jamaican spiritual teacher and author who draws upon the Advaita Vedanta philosophy of nondualism. He is a disciple of Sri H.W.L. Poonja (Papaji) and teaches self-inquiry as taught by Papaji and his master, the Indian sage, Sri Ramana Maharshi. Mooji is [...]
I present a way of looking at the Age of Pisces from a different perspective. The Sun goes through all 12 signs of the zodiac annually and the zodiac also changes signs approximately every two thousand years and is called the precession of the equinox. Approximately [...]
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and the leader of the African National Congress's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. Nelson [...]
People speak about freedom, but few of them understand the true meaning of freedom. Many simply believe freedom means to be free from a tyrannical government. But as long as there is any form of government, one cannot be free. For many people, they are [...]
“The things you own end up owning you.” – Tyler Durden in Fight Club Beyond a minimum threshold of poverty, having more things doesn’t make people happier. But in a society driven by consumption, it can be hard to realize this truth. Living a less [...]
