Tag: mindfulness
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Moonwalking Gorilla: The Things We Never Notice
The other day I came across a brilliant video. The viewers were asked to count the number of passes made by a team dressed in white. There was another team in black moving around in the frame, but they seemed irrelevant to the task. The instruction was clear. Focus on the white team. Count carefully.…
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The Screen We Carry
A simple story on the hidden lens that guides our thoughts, reactions and choices. Ram and Shyam were sitting on the steps near their old school, watching people move along the street. A young man rushed ahead with irritation on his face. A little later, a woman paused near a stray dog, placed a biscuit…
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When We Stop Arguing with Life
The Happiness We Keep for Later It was a calm evening. Two friends, Ram and Shyam, sat by a lakeside watching the sunset. The sky shifted through shades of orange and gold and the water reflected every color as if the lake itself were painting the moment. The breeze was gentle, the air was still,…
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The Restless Genie: Our Mind as a Continuous Thinking Machine
A story about a farmer, a saint, and the powerful machine we all carry within. The Story of the Farmer and the Genie In a small village, there lived a hardworking farmer who owned fertile lands. Farming kept him busy, yet he always wished he had good help to ease the load of work. One…