// < ![CDATA[ digg_url = 'http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/08/14/7-essential-rules-to-re-claim-ownership-of-your-mind/'; // ]]> Each day we fight institutions, advertisers, and social norms for the ownership of our minds. Most of us live our lives with partially free minds. We’ll claim our freedom as long as our comfort zone is not violated. We rebel when the risk is minimal. To ensure…
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Liberate Your Life: Put Yourself on Auto-Response
photo by mckaysavage People spend vast amounts of time (and sometimes their whole life) wrestling with their minds, trying to figure out if their dreams are practical or ridiculous. Eventually most people give up, because they simply couldn’t make a decision. The single biggest reason for unaccomplished goals and unfulfilled dreams, is the lack of…
Enlightenment is Overrated
photo by Wonderlane I admit it. I am Enlightened. (If I was going to take the Zen approach, I might say I am Enlightened because I know there is no such thing as Enlightenment.) I’m not afraid to admit that I have “reached” Enlightenment. I think far too many people shy away from talking openly…
Recover Your Personal Freedom With The Four Agreements
photo by madhava Our agreements with ourselves determine how we behave, what we believe is possible and impossible. We have many agreements with ourselves, the only problem is many of these agreements go against us. Self-limiting beliefs rob us of our freedom. We can blame the state of our lives on others, society, or our…
Tag Archive: belief
7 Rules To Re-Claim Ownership of Your Mind
// < ![CDATA[ digg_url = 'http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/08/14/7-essential-rules-to-re-claim-ownership-of-your-mind/'; // ]]> Each day we fight institutions, advertisers, and social norms for the ownership of our minds. Most of us live our lives with partially free minds. We’ll claim our freedom as long as our comfort zone is not violated. We rebel when the risk is minimal. To ensure…
Liberate Your Life: Put Yourself on Auto-Response
photo by mckaysavage People spend vast amounts of time (and sometimes their whole life) wrestling with their minds, trying to figure out if their dreams are practical or ridiculous. Eventually most people give up, because they simply couldn’t make a decision. The single biggest reason for unaccomplished goals and unfulfilled dreams, is the lack of…
Enlightenment is Overrated
photo by Wonderlane I admit it. I am Enlightened. (If I was going to take the Zen approach, I might say I am Enlightened because I know there is no such thing as Enlightenment.) I’m not afraid to admit that I have “reached” Enlightenment. I think far too many people shy away from talking openly…
Recover Your Personal Freedom With The Four Agreements
photo by madhava Our agreements with ourselves determine how we behave, what we believe is possible and impossible. We have many agreements with ourselves, the only problem is many of these agreements go against us. Self-limiting beliefs rob us of our freedom. We can blame the state of our lives on others, society, or our…