Consciousness Minded

Discover how to recognize someone’s true character through five powerful behavioral cues. In this by video, Brené Brown dives into the subtle, telling moments that reveal a person’s deepest values, integrity, and authenticity. •How people respond to adversity reveals their true resilience. •Watch how they handle power and authority—it speaks volumes. •Notice the honesty in everyday, seemingly small actions. •See what their reactions to praise and criticism reveal about their self-awareness. •And measure true compassion by kindness given without expectation. Here’s a comprehensive breakdown of the topics covered in the motivational speech by Brené Brown, with sub-topics under each primary [More]

What drives humanity’s evolution, shapes our societies, and influences the challenges we face today? Is storytelling more than entertainment—could it be our greatest superpower? In this fascinating episode of Brief But Spectacular with Yuval Noah Harari, we delve into the paradoxes of modern life: from overconsumption and the mysteries of war to the role of artificial intelligence and the wisdom of looking backward to move forward. Harari reflects on the unique ability of humans to craft narratives, build connections, and navigate the complexities of history and progress. He poses critical questions: Are we living through the early stages of World [More]

The Prisoner’s Dilemma is one of the most famous and intriguing challenges in Game Theory, offering profound insights into human cooperation, decision-making, and strategy. This video brilliantly explains the dilemma and its real-world applications, drawing from the expertise of renowned scholars and creators. If you’ve ever wondered how trust evolves or why people make the decisions they do, this is a must-watch. The video breaks down the concepts with clarity and creativity, using engaging visuals, expert interviews, and references to key works in the field.   Acknowledgments and Resources This masterpiece is brought to us by Veritasium, a channel known [More]

‘Pure O: Thinking the Unthinkable’ brings this largely hidden mental condition into the light with the help of four courageous Pure O sufferers who explain frankly their experiences, fears, and hopes.

Let's hope that more smart people continue to occupy more positions of complexity. Why? Because they're smarter! Would you want it any other way?

Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. Nonviolent Communication Nonviolent communication is a language designed for everyone to get what we want.  This translates to what we might be feeling or needing each moment of our lives. This workshop covers the feelings we have when we’re observing without evaluating, and connecting those feelings to the universal needs.  Those needs are then followed up with how we meet them through strategies, preferences & requests. “Please” is an expression of unmet need & “thank you” is an expression of met needs.  The root of feelings are our ‘needs.’ All needs are universal.  What differs immensely is [More]

Be Like the Sun Ram Dass   “Aditya rdiyam punyam sari shatru bena shenam” “All evil vanishes from life for him who keeps the sun in his heart”   Ram Dass encourages us to bring warmth to the world and to all those around us, without discrimination. “We and them is a state of mind. If you don’t like living in that state, change your mind” (1969)   100,000 Stars interactive Chrome site: stars.chromeexperiments.com

Existence is Quite Weird by Alan Watts   What is life about? Who am I? What do you think you are?   “Wonder is the beginning of philosophy.” – Aristotle   “Existence is relationship and you are smack dab in the middle of it.” – Alan Watts   Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejourneyofpurposeTJOP Music: Zack Hemsey – The Way The Grey Soundtrack Into The Fray  

Earth Talk: Science and Spiritual Practices Lecture by Dr Rupert Sheldrake   In this lecture at Schumacher College, Rupert Sheldrake shows how the “scientific worldview” is moribund; the sciences are being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas. But science itself is now transcending the materialist philosophy, and pointing toward a new sense of a living world. The cosmos is no longer like a machine running down; it is more like a developing organism with an inherent memory, and so is our planet, Gaia. These new paradigm shifts in the sciences shed a new light on spiritual practices like pilgrimage, [More]

The word “yoga” shares the same root as “yoke,” symbolizing union and connection. Jesus’ saying, “My yoke is easy,” can be interpreted as “My yoga is easy,” emphasizing a state of union rather than alienation, a concept familiar in both psychological and Buddhist contexts. Many people feel a sense of separateness, focusing only on their own boundaries and failing to see the inherent connection between the inside and the outside. This lack of awareness creates anxiety about the end of the self, despite the fact that change and dissolution are necessary for a dynamic and interesting universe. Alan Watts explains [More]

Terence McKenna 3 1/2 hour talk given to the Jung Society in Clairemont, CA 1991. Note: Some Gaps in the audio as it jumps from tape to tape, this is presented in the order the files were found. Carl Gustav Jung (26 July 1875 — 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is often considered the first modern psychologist to state that the human psyche is “by nature religious” and to explore it in-depth. Though not the first to analyze dreams, he is one of the best known pioneers in [More]

Edited words of Russell Brand, one of the greatest men of our generation. Having said that, this video is not about Russell Brand at all; it is about the message, and that message has never been more simple, its LOVE. “You cannot define yourself in reference to other external coordinates. You must define yourself internally with your relationship with a higher entity. Think of yourself as a manifestation of some higher thing, some higher frequency. This is the visible realization. And you know that because you can’t see atoms, can you? And you certainly can’t see the forces that hold [More]