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Mind the Mind Gap
Isn’t trying to understand how the mind works difficult enough that we shouldn’t be trying to “extend” it outside of our heads? Of course not, because philosophy occasionally … more →
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understandingcat wrote 4 days ago: Recently I’ve been very picky when it comes to fiction and could not find everything I wanted … more →
Is The Tiger Lost In The Woods?
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Deepan Joshi wrote 2 weeks ago: As children my brother and I used to think, like I presume some other children also perhaps thought, … more →
Telling love from dependency
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understandingcat wrote 1 month ago: I received a few comments to my previous post, some of them not on this page. What they had in commo … more →
How can you love people when you need people?
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understandingcat wrote 1 month ago: If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or app … more →
Language classes at the CAE
paulinelm wrote 1 month ago: If you are looking for some intellectual stimulation I can recommend the language classes held at th … more →
Dr Peter’s Classic Elucidates Incompetence
Deepan Joshi wrote 2 months ago: “Late at night, a drunk staggers across Red Square in front of the Kremlin, singing at the top of hi … more →
Scientists catching up with Buddhism on issue of no-self
understandingcat wrote 2 months ago: Natasha Mitchell of ABC Radio National and Radio Australia had another interesting guest on All in t … more →
My 20 best historical novels
paulinelm wrote 3 months ago: Barker, Pat – Regeneration* (First book in the Regeneration trilogy. Shell-shocked soldiers in the F … more →
Education in Collingwood - a history
paulinelm wrote 3 months ago: Award-winning local historian Karen Cummings will be speaking about her new book, Bitter Roots, Swe … more →
Melbourne Writers Festival 2009
paulinelm wrote 3 months ago: For me, the most interesting and thought-provoking session at the Festival was After the Fires, with … more →
Practice unfolding: real tools in the toolbox
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understandingcat wrote 7 months ago: In episode 118 Buddhist Geeks interviewed Daniel Ingram on his book Mastering the Core Teachings of … more →
Mind the Mind Gap
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David DiSalvo wrote 9 months ago: Isn’t trying to understand how the mind works difficult enough that we shouldn’t be tryi … more →
To Esteem Thyself, Or Not
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David DiSalvo wrote 10 months ago: If anyone was asked to list the top 10 topics that ignite arguments, I doubt very much that ’s … more →
If I didn't tell my body to fight, who did? (2)
understandingcat wrote 10 months ago: So what was happening in my brain that night? The picture gets clearer as I read about how informati … more →
If I didn't tell my body to fight, who did? (1)
understandingcat wrote 10 months ago: Anyways, what all this brain science talk is good for on the day to dy level? How can learning about … more →
Managing Your Mind in Elsewhere U.S.A
David DiSalvo wrote 10 months ago: Salon has an interesting interview with Dalton Conley, chair of the sociology department at New York … more →
Monkey See, Monkey Persuaded
David DiSalvo wrote 11 months ago: It has been called one of the greatest commercials ever made — the 1971 Chief Iron Eyes Cody a … more →
Searching for Useful Metaphors of the Mind
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David DiSalvo wrote 11 months ago: In 1930, Freud was awarded the Goethe Prize for Literature. His masterful use of metaphor, a talent … more →
Self-perception Deception Makes for Dangerous Driving
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David DiSalvo wrote 11 months ago: Do as we say, and not as we do. -Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313-1375 Forbes ran an informative article th … more →
