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My Personal Mission Statement

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“Shoot for the brightest star to know who you truly are!!!” My personal mission statement is an extension of the Apollonian dictum to ‘Know Thyself’. It reminds one to avail of the whole spectrum of virtues in order to attain a greater good. In light of and to the degree that wisdom is revealed and the capacity to discern is refined, one can steady their aim in order to reach the goal of their contemplation. To illuminate the mind with ideas that can assist all sentient beings for the good of the whole is one the highest ideals of the visionary but to intelligently cognize these ideas into a form that is simple, clear and easy to understand is the task of a true philosopher. Through the dichotomy of language there is always a better way to ask a question and in this dialectical interplay with others & ourselves, we align our desires and intentions so as to harmonise and draw closer to that most brilliant star; the source of existence and the intelligence by which to realise ...
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Making Pathways Into The Mind

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“Until you make the unconscious conscious,  it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”   – Carl Jung There is no doubt in my mind that we are largely ruled by our core beliefs. Now to what degree we are affected by such beliefs can amount to a long and arduous investigation. It seems very likely that they colour and taint the particular lens in which we perceive the world; therefore they merit our attention and consideration if we value clarity and well being. “The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.” – R. D. Laing Now what should happen if our main beliefs are in conflict with one another? If we are conscious of them, then we can deliberate upon their intricacies and possibly find a way to reconcile the contradiction. But when our opinions are poorly und...
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