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5 min read ⌚ What on Earth Am I Here Put your beliefs to the test, by challenging your ideas, and motives! As it turns out, we reckon that a person with limited capabilities illustrated through the mind can become the lord of all creation – the alpha and omega. We doubt that! In this brief […]
8 min read ⌚ Spiritual materialism is one of the most serious social problems. It’s the reason for all the suffering and unhappiness of the modern men. In “Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism” Chögyam Trungpa explains why. And how you can transcend it. Who Should Read “Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism”? And Why? You’ve read your fair share of […]
8 min read ⌚ Writer’s Memoir We’ve shared with you the summaries of some fictional memoirs, as well as numerous heartbreaking memoirs of statesmen (from Joe Biden to Nelson Mandela). Now, we have the memoir of a writer, Amy Tan. She strips bare and tells us all about “Where the Past Begins.” Who Should Read […]
8 min read ⌚ This is one of the strangest books you’ll ever read. Not because “A Course in Miracles” is a curriculum for achieving spiritual transformation – which is strange in itself. But because its editors claim that it’s prepared by none other than Jesus Christ himself. Stay with us and find out if that makes […]
5 min read ⌚ Are you really in the “here and now”? Well, we would rather be tomorrow, or yesterday, because now is no fun! All joking aside, all we have left is the present moment, use it, don’t trade it for meaningless experiences. We provoke you through this summary, to indulge in some life-altering activities […]
5 min read ⌚ A Book That Changes Lives If we have only one word to describe this book, that would be – Wow! We are really honored to be a part of such amazing, and life-altering masterpiece. Everyone should take the path of the peaceful warrior, and oppose the egoic sensations which seem to gain […]
16 min read ⌚ Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Why do habits exist? How could these be changed in order to transform our personal lives? How do habits interact with our businesses’ and communities’ lives? The Power of Habit, written by award-winning New York Times journalist Charles Duhigg, takes us through the latest […]
14 min read ⌚ A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated Have you ever thought about who’s the greatest dunker in NBA history? If you – like us – haven’t missed an All-Star weekend ever since 1995 – most probably. It’s an interesting question to ponder about, not to mention a fairly conventional one. Well, that’s […]
8 min read ⌚ The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst What if you are a Conservative or a Liberal not because of what you read and how you read it, but because of the structure of your brain? Esteemed neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky claims that the latter is most probably closer to reality. And […]
7 min read ⌚ The Fight for Freedom What do Winston Churchill and George Orwell have in common? Thomas E. Ricks’ interesting dual biography with a straightforward title “Churchill and Orwell” tries to find out. Spoiler alert: the answer is in the subtitle. Who Should Read “Churchill and Orwell”? And Why? Naturally, dual biographies are less thorough […]
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