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Your Creativity
Your Creativity

Ethan Hawke on the importance of expressing your creativity…

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Philosophy, Psychology, TalkCharles FrelighDecember 20, 2021 Comments
Moment and Momentum
Moment and Momentum

An brief exploration of the words “moment” and “momentum”…

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Philosophy, PoetryCharles FrelighDecember 13, 2021 Comments
Nonduality
Nonduality

This language is inherently dualistic…

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PhilosophyCharles FrelighDecember 6, 2021Comment
"Passive" Effort
"Passive" Effort

What kind of effort is “passive” effort?

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Philosophy, MeditationCharles FrelighNovember 28, 2021 Comments
Write It Down
Write It Down

To write something down is to change that thing.

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Psychology, Philosophy, ZenCharles FrelighNovember 22, 2021 Comments
Omens and Your "Personal Legend"
Omens and Your "Personal Legend"

What are “omens” and how do you respond to them?

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SpiritualityCharles FrelighNovember 15, 2021 Comments
Look For What Looks
Look For What Looks

Looking with vs for the source of consciousness…

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Psychology, SpiritualityCharles FrelighNovember 7, 2021 Comment
What is "Enlightenment"?
What is "Enlightenment"?

The additive versus the reductive path to “enlightenment”…

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Psychology, Zen, PhilosophyCharles FrelighNovember 1, 2021Comment
Beyond Good and Bad
Beyond Good and Bad

What lies beyond ideas of good and bad?

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Psychology, Zen, PhilosophyCharles FrelighOctober 25, 2021Comment
Uncertainty and Happiness
Uncertainty and Happiness

In this moment, do I choose control or uncertainty?

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Psychology, PoetryCharles FrelighSeptember 26, 2021 Comment
An Empty Boat of Thoughts
An Empty Boat of Thoughts

If the boat is empty, what problem is there?

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Spirituality, Zen, PsychologyCharles FrelighSeptember 20, 2021 Comments
Don't Go Back to Sleep
Don't Go Back to Sleep

If you blink, you might miss it…

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Poetry, SpiritualityCharles FrelighSeptember 6, 2021 Comments
"True Self" Paradox
"True Self" Paradox

What is the “True Self”?

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Psychology, Philosophy, Spirituality, PoetryCharles FrelighSeptember 2, 2021Comment
Bluebird by Bukowski
Bluebird by Bukowski

There is a bluebird in my heart, and it wants to get out…

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Poetry, SpiritualityCharles FrelighAugust 20, 2021 Comment
4-7-8 Breathing Technique
4-7-8 Breathing Technique

A simple breathing strategy for relaxation…

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Psychology, MeditationCharles FrelighAugust 9, 2021Comment
A Trick for Anxious Thoughts
A Trick for Anxious Thoughts

Here’s a trick for dealing with anxious thoughts…

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Psychology, ZenCharles FrelighAugust 1, 2021 Comments
The Limit of Thinking
The Limit of Thinking

The thinking mind is useful to a certain point, but past that point it becomes a hindrance…

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Poetry, PsychologyCharles FrelighJuly 29, 2021 Comments
Creativity and "Ego"
Creativity and "Ego"

What motivates the things we say and do?

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Philosophy, Psychology, SpiritualityCharles FrelighJuly 19, 2021 Comments
Wise Words
Wise Words

A wise person once said…

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Zen, PhilosophyCharles FrelighJuly 11, 2021Comment
Motion Detector Awareness
Motion Detector Awareness

A visual metaphor for the light of awareness…

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MeditationCharles FrelighJuly 5, 2021Comment
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