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How to Be Inspired to Be Your Best

written by Myrko Thum at April 17, 2013 in Inspiration — 13 Comments
Be inspired

I always found that being inspired is the best state to be in. Being inspired leads to inspired action and has some kind of magic to it. It seems to go directly to the point. It always seems to be right.

You are able to see things much more clearly. You are getting the right ideas, the right input. And you do good.

The state of being inspired means to be in connection with your spirit, your higher self. It “whispers” you your way.

But how can you not feel the connection to your spirit?

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Is Finding Balance the Ultimate Answer to Everything?

written by Myrko Thum at November 15, 2012 in Spirituality — 10 Comments
Balance-Yin-Yang

Yesterday I watched Eckhart Tolle visiting Google Headquarters. He talked with Google’s Bradley Horowitz about the balance of “knowledge” and “wisdom”. one could say that there aren’t much more different ways of looking at the meaning of wisdom: While Google has certainly many of highly intelligent people with brilliant and high-performing minds employed, Tolle says the secret lies in turning the mind off and in not looking for an identity in it. I like to suggest that finding balance seems to be the ultimate and right way to go.

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Who am I? A Simple Question?

written by Roshmi Bhaumik at October 13, 2012 in Spirituality — 9 Comments
Who-Am-I

Have you ever in your entire life asked yourself this question ? Was your answer, Bob Smith ? I just meant your full name, your first name followed by your last name. My last name changed when I got married. My first name has a nice meaning but is widely mispronounced and misspelled since my childhood. The point I am trying to make here is, I am not what I am addressed as. My name belongs to me. It is not “me”.

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What Personal Development is Not

written by Myrko Thum at September 6, 2012 in Personal Growth — 6 Comments
Personal Development

I have the feeling that I have to write this post. I really want to get out what I think personal development is and especially what it is not. Because what can be confused is that personal development in itself is the only way. Also you could go to another extrem and neglect any positive effect personal development might have for you.

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Top 10 Inspirational Dalai Lama Quotes

written by Myrko Thum at August 11, 2011 in Inspiration — 7 Comments
The Dalai Lama

Here are the best 10 quotes from the Dalai Lama. The reason for me posting them is that many quotes are a kind of essence of what these intelligent and wise people learned throughout their lives. That’s why I also think it’s very worthwhile to think about them ourselves.

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Spirituality vs. Success ?

written by Myrko Thum at July 5, 2009 in Spirituality, Success — 24 Comments
Success vs. Spirituality

One nagging issue I had was the seemingly conflict between the drive to success and spiritual being. Can we merge the two together to be even better? The important difference is that such things as success become enjoyable things …

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The Meaning of the Finger Pointing to the Moon

written by Myrko Thum at November 23, 2008 in Spirituality — 29 Comments
Hotei's Finger Pointing at the Moon

The laughing Buddha Hotei is using his finger pointing to the moon. The finger pointing to the moon is not the moon is the essence here. But what does this mean on a deeper level? How does it relate to todays everyday life? How can we understand the meaning in an useful manner?

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