”… the magician suggested to his sheep that they were not sheep at all; to some of them he suggested that they were lions, to others that they were eagles, to others that they were men, and to others that they were magicians.”
G. I. Gurdjieff, 1922 (In Ouspensky, In Search of the Miraculous)
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” – Aristotle
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A man had a diamond, of which he reminded the beauty and splendor, but over the years it had become covered with so much dust, filth and dirt that it looked as an ordinary stone.
And it seemed so ugly to him that he didn’t dare show it to anyone. But one day, he had an idea: he bought some blue paint and painted the diamond until it was completely covered. Of course, it no longer had the slightest gloss, but at least it was no longer so ugly, and he was no longer ashamed to show it in public. Read more »
Males and females: love or mutual manipulation?
“All human unhappiness comes from not accepting the reality as it is” – Buddha
“And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free” -
Gospel of John, 8.32
“The truth will set you free, but first will set you angry” -
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Ken Russel at his best! A mindblowing interpretation of “Nessun dorma” (no, no, it’s not “Vincerò”, wtf!!!) from the movie “Aria” (1987).
Please note that the entire movie – made by different directors – is a real must, if you find it!
Discover your personal charisma Get rid of internal obstacles
Direct people and resources toward a common purpose
Leadership means to create order from chaos. It means to take different resources, people, events that act independently and with different goals and to give them a commonvision and a common direction.
When all the components of a system move in the same direction and there are not blocks and strains, then there is the maximum of effectiveness. Read more »
Have you ever found yourself so deeply involved into a really demanding activity that needed your full attention, in such a way that you didn’t realize the passing of time?
Or have you been so focused on an interesting task so there was no place in your mind for internal dialogue, criticism and usual doubts?
Did it ever happen to you to react accordingly and immediately to any challenge that the task presented to you? Read more »
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