by Ela | Dec 17, 2011 | Consciousness, How-to, Learning, Understanding
There is a concept of the middle way as a path of development. The followers of this path likely apply moderation to everything. They tend to avoid extremes. While this seems a reasonable way of living, there is a much more advanced approach. Two extremes and the...
by Ela | Dec 1, 2011 | Consciousness, Nerdy, Numbers, Patterns, Understanding
Door. Door. Door. Wherever you go, there is a door. To open. To close. Or to go through. Sometimes to pass by too. You can hit the door. You can break the door. Or you can pretend that there is no door. The door is however there, whether you like it or not. There...
by Ela | Oct 21, 2011 | Being, Consciousness, How-to, Learning, Nerdy, Patterns, Reflection
Photo credit Fe Langdon, available on Flickr under Creative Commons. How we say One of the major obstacles in your development is to perceive yourself as a static thing. Similarly, one of the most limiting ways for a solution-focus is to look at a situation or problem...
by Ela | Jun 21, 2011 | Consciousness, Learning, Patterns, Understanding
How do you recognize a conscious being? Imagine a completely unknown creature is approaching you. A strange creature, nothing you have seen in your life so far. Your mind is puzzled. Your heart is beating fast. You do not know what to think. You are not sure what you...
by Ela | May 14, 2011 | Consciousness, Get Unstuck, Understanding
If you want to understand complex phenomena you can follow dedicated courses, study professional books or read scientific texts. There is, however, a more exciting path to understanding which relies on self-learning and self-discovery. While such a path may be...
by Ela | May 9, 2011 | Consciousness, Stories, Understanding
When I was living in the Netherlands a group of friends discovered a common interest in studying consciousness. Perhaps this was so because we were already fascinated by learning from examples and pattern recognition. We started in 2000 as a group of seven people:...
