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Zen & The Art of NLP with Dr. Stephen Simpson: A lot more success with a lot less stress™

The Liar Paradox: A Knot in the...

The Liar Paradox is a classic philosophical puzzle that exposes the potential for self-contradiction within language. In its simplest form, it's expressed... 

  Thursday, March 20, 2025

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Schrödinger's Cat: A Quantum Puzzle

Schrödinger's Cat is a famous 1935 thought experiment proposed by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger. It vividly illustrates the perplexing nature of quantum mechanics and the ... 

  Thursday, March 13, 2025

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A Journey into the Grandfather...

The grandfather paradox is a captivating thought experiment that delves into the perplexing consequences of time travel. It poses a simple yet mind-boggling question: What would happen if ... 

  Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Beyond Full

Gluttony is the sin of overindulgence, primarily associated with excessive food and drink consumption. It represents a lack of self-control and a disregar... 

  Thursday, January 16, 2025

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The Never-Ending Want

Greed is an insatiable hunger for wealth, possessions, and power, far beyond what is needed. A consuming desire traps individuals in an endless pursuit of... 

  Thursday, January 9, 2025

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Anger's Grip: A Descent into...

Wrath, the fiery eruption of anger, consumes reason and unleashes destruction. It is a blinding force that distorts judgment, shatters relationships, and leaves a trail of regret. Uncontro... 

  Thursday, December 26, 2024

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The Green-Eyed Monster

Envy, the insatiable hunger for what others possess, breeds discontent and resentment. It poisons the soul, blinding us to our blessings while we fixate on the perceived fortune of others.... 

  Thursday, December 19, 2024

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Right Action: The Ripple Effect of...

    The Noble Eightfold Path, the core of Buddhism, is a practical guide to ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom. It comprises: ... 

  Thursday, November 7, 2024

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Right Speech: The Art of...

    The Noble Eightfold Path, the core of Buddhism, is a practical guide to ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom. It comprises: ... 

  Thursday, October 31, 2024

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Right Thought: Taming the...

    The Noble Eightfold Path, the core of Buddhism, is a practical guide to ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom. It comprises: ... 

  Thursday, October 24, 2024

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Right Understanding:...

  The Noble Eightfold Path, the core of Buddhism, is a practical guide to ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom. It comprises:  

  Thursday, October 17, 2024

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A Blueprint for a Better Life +...

The Five Precepts are a blueprint for a better life, and serve as the cornerstone of moral conduct for Zen Buddhists.  Though simple, these ethical g... 

  Thursday, October 10, 2024

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Unlocking the End of Suffering:...

The Four Noble Truths are the foundation of Buddhist philosophy, offering a profound understanding of suffering and its cessation. The First Truth acknowledges the existence of suffering in life. The Second... 

  Thursday, September 12, 2024

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From Suffering to Liberation: The...

Born a prince, Siddhartha Gautama abandoned his luxurious life after witnessing human suffering. Seeking enlightenment, he practiced asceticism but found it extreme. Meditating under a Bodhi tree, he attained enlig... 

  Thursday, September 5, 2024

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Beyond Words: Unveiling the...

This captivating exploration delves into the enigmatic origins of Zen Buddhism, tracing its roots from the heart of Indian Mahayana B... 

  Thursday, August 29, 2024

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NLP Blockbusters: The Top 17 NLP...

Watch or listen to this episode to attract more luck into your life. Luck is not random.  These are the top 17 NLP secrets used widely by elites in sport, business, politics, and the media to... 

  Thursday, August 15, 2024

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The power of NLP when combined...

All transformative change occurs in the unconscious mind. This is why therapy targeting the conscious mind will have minimal impact at best. One of the most powerful gateways to the unconscious mind is hypn... 

  Thursday, August 8, 2024

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“The Secret Powers of the...

The earliest recorded descriptions of the tiny pineal gland come from the ancient Greeks. Some believed it was a sort of "third eye" that connected " people to the spiritual realm. 

  Thursday, August 1, 2024

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The Power of Understanding...

The triune brain, a theory that emerged in the 1960s from the pioneering work of neuroscientist Paul MacLean, is a significant milestone in our understanding of the human brain.  

  Thursday, July 25, 2024

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The Power of Anchors - learn...

In Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), an anchor is a technique for creating an association between an external or internal trigger and a specific emotional or physiological state. 

  Thursday, July 18, 2024

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The power of taking charge of...

In NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), a timeline refers to how we internally organise and experience time, including our memories of the past and our expectations for the future... 

  Thursday, July 11, 2024

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The Power and the Peril of the Way...

Pinpointing exactly when humans learned to speak is tricky because language leaves no fossils behind. Estimates range widely, from tens of thousands to millions of years ago.... 

  Thursday, June 13, 2024

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The power of balancing the...

Here's a breakdown of the conscious mind, unconscious mind, and ego and how they work together (or sometimes against each other). Get this right and you will soar like an ea... 

  Thursday, June 6, 2024

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How to connect to the Power of...

Synchronicity is a concept first introduced by Carl Jung in the 1920s. It is the experience of two or more events that are related in a meaningful way but not causally connected. ... 

  Thursday, May 16, 2024

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