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Luan Hassett
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Sep 4

Don’t Be A Social Commentator

A letter to myself —

Wisdom

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Don’t Be A Social Commentator
Don’t Be A Social Commentator
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Mindfully Speaking

·Aug 27

What the Present Moment Offers You

There is only one goal I find worth setting, and that is Buddhahood. How can you know that I mean that? How do you know I'm saying it sincerely, rather than fulfilling the writer's rule that I must grab the reader's attention from the very first line? It doesn't matter…

Mindfulness

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What the Present Moment Offers You
What the Present Moment Offers You
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ILLUMINATION

·Aug 26

The Two Kinds of Action

On the limits of a prescribed method for success — What do pick up artists, social justice warriors and self improvement enthusiasts have in common? They are performing the same fundamental type of action. It can be called 'do this to get that.' (Or 'say this to get that'). …

Human Nature

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The Two Kinds of Action
The Two Kinds of Action
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Thoughts And Ideas

·May 7

No Such Thing as a Correct Decision

There can be a perfect decision, but not a correct one — To know a decision was right or wrong, you would need to make an exact copy of yourself to trial the opposite choice. …

Decision Making

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No Such Thing as a Correct Decision
No Such Thing as a Correct Decision
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ILLUMINATION

·Apr 28

What is “The Mind?”

Understanding the phenomenon that controls your life — I won’t attempt a definition of “The Mind.” That would get us nowhere since the terms in the definition would themselves need to be defined. …

Mind

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What is “The Mind?”
What is “The Mind?”
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Mindfully Speaking

·Apr 17

Change Yourself Before Changing the World

Why Ego is the greatest corrupter (while money is just its servant) — “There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war, but I would not believe it. I inwardly did nothing” — from Marianne Moore’s poem ‘In Distrust of Merits’ How much of history was hurt reputations wanting duels with…

Ego

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Change Yourself Before Changing the World
Change Yourself Before Changing the World
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Mindfully Speaking

·Apr 14

Enlightenment Is Something You Possess Already

Your search is for what’s in the way — But if you need to be told that, then whatever it is that you “have already” must be in disguise. It must be hidden behind terms and rumours you’ve picked up which mislead like road signs turned in a false direction. What you already possess is natural rhythms which need…

Nature

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Enlightenment Is Something You Possess Already
Enlightenment Is Something You Possess Already
Nature

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Apr 3

The Picture in the Mirror

It’s said that right before Siddhartha Gautama banished Maya forever, thus becoming the Buddha, Maya (representing illusion) appeared to…

Self

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The Picture in the Mirror
The Picture in the Mirror
Self

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Feb 4

The meaning of life is the growth of knowledge

Boredom is our response to that which has nothing to teach us. Knowledge about what, geography? About the historical ramifications of the Treaty of Westphalia? No. Knowledge about ourselves. Knowledge as in Understanding, rather than information. One can think of ‘the journey is the destination’ as the pleasurable distractions given…

Meaning

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Meaning

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Mindfully Speaking

·Jan 31

Is It Possible for the Mind to Understand Itself?

How self-examination creates the changes reading can’t — Q: Should I devote myself to reading books? A: You can if you want. But it’s unlikely to produce the effect you hope for. Q: Certain people are always talking about the benefits of reading ‘great books.’ Something about the way they talk doesn’t sit easily with me. A: I…

Reading

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Is It Possible for the Mind to Understand Itself?
Is It Possible for the Mind to Understand Itself?
Reading

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Luan Hassett

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A non method-based approach to controlling involuntary thought

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