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2 Типичные ошибки в выборе спутника жизни
Выбрать спутника жизни ни так-то просто, не так ли? Эмоции, ожидания, бессознательные поведения, воспоминания от предыдущих отношений – бесконечный хор голосов, говорящих нам что делать, и конечно противоречащих друг другу. Так где нам найти ясность так необходимую нам, чтобы сделать правильный … Continue reading
2 Common Mistakes in Choosing a Life Partner
Choosing a life partner isn’t easy, is it? Emotions, expectations, unconscious patterns, memories from previous relationships – an endless choir of voices, telling us what to do, contradicting each other of course. So where can we get the clarity needed … Continue reading
A Cure for our Fear of Death
In Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris”, the protagonist complaints that he doesn’t know whether he should marry his fiancee, and whether he loves her at all. The reply he gets from a fictional Ernest Hemingway contains the most brilliant lines in … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Existentialism, Fear of Death, Life, Love, The Human Condition
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The Rise of The Conscious Organization
In my last post I talked about the evolution of man – from the blindly ambitious Traditional Man of the past, to the cynical and bored Modern man of the present to the examining and harmonious Conscious Man of the … Continue reading
Past, Present and Future Man – Which One Are You?
When was the last time you had a vision? Mine occurred when I was on a plane, watching the clouds drift below me. A Boeing 747 is making its way through the evening skies thirty thousand feet above the ground, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conscious Man, Life, Meaning, Modern Marn, The Human Condition, Traditional Man
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Is Your Life Worth Living?
We rarely ask this question seriously, afraid there won’t be a satisfying answer. But when faced with a crisis, when life seems bleak and pointless, dealing with this question authentically is of crucial importance. Albert Camus called the question of … Continue reading
The Charity Dilemma
A couple of years ago I went to visit my mother in a hospital. Just as I parked my car, a young guy approached to me with a bouquet of wild flowers. He told me that he lives alone with … Continue reading
The Russian Myth of the Strong Hand
In a recent program on a Russian TV station, high-school teenagers were asked whether they think that a totalitarian regime is good or bad. Two boys spoke their mind. They said that “it is mostly good, because it brings order … Continue reading
On The Humanness Of Criminals
Last Saturday me and a bunch of friends went hiking. We were met by a hot weather, small current of water, slippery rocks and lots of arid vegetation – in other words, a typical Israeli landscape. After a five hour … Continue reading
A Perfect Death: Exploring Our Exit Strategy
Semyon, a close relative of my family has passed away about a month ago. There was nothing surprising about it – the man has suffered from a terminal lung cancer for over an year. But when I heard the news, … Continue reading