Titirangi Men's Group

01/07/2024

Mind tweak of the day:

Something interesting happens when you replace:

"I can't..." with: "I dont know how to..."

18/04/2023

https://awaken.com/2017/09/gurdjieffs-indelible-advices-to-his-daughter/

This series of short and simple advice represents the basic principles for anybody who seeks mental peace... After traveling through Africa and Asia, G.I. Gurdjieff arrived in Russia in the year 1912, bringing with him teachings that were neither a religion nor a philosophy, but practical lessons th...

07/03/2023

It's better to think about how people experience you, instead what they think of you. The first is a form of empathy and therefore develops your self awareness, the latter usually only reveals what you already think about yourself.

01/03/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqB8Ex2EbjM

Seeking excessive comfort is an attractive proposition if you want to lose perspective on what you're capable of. This is a core mechanic of an unlived life that most will know and experience as depression. Instead of challenging ourselves to most of our abilities, we live in cultural economy that thrives on the idea ourselves that it is possible to get somewhere meaningful through constant pursuit of comfort and avoidance of pain. That cannot work, because many anxieties of life only disappear when they are squarely addressed. What do you need to do with that you have been putting off?

firas zahabi adresses depression in killing buddha interview

15/02/2023

Update: Now starting on the 15th of March. One space left... :)

15/02/2023