Category: The Old
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Universal Wisdom
“It requires no art to become stupid; the whole art lies in extracting wisdom from stupidity. Stupidity is the mother of the wise, but cleverness never.” – Carl Jung Psychological Reflections Wisdom is passed down through generations because anyone can gain from it. It is not passed down for an…
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Why We Remember
We must let go of the regrets and pain of the past. We must remember the joy and lessons of the past. We must remember our time as a child. We must remember our first _____. We must remember our dreams we’ve yet to chase. We must remember our mistakes…
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Rectify the names
Zilu said: ‘If the Lord of Wei were waiting for you to run the government, what would you give priority to?’ The Master said: “What is necessary is to rectify names, is it not?’ Zilu said: ‘If this were to take place, it would surely be an aberration of yours.…
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Image-model
“With this image as a model, the sage learns how best to develop himself so that his influence may endure. He must make himself strong in every way, by consciously casting out all that is inferior and degrading. Thus he attains that tirelessness which depends upon consciously limiting the fields…
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Paradox Freedom
Book Inspiration: The Stoic Virtues Series: Dicipline is Destiny: The power of Self Control – Ryan Holiday – A teacher and keeper of The Old Unbounded freedom — enslavement, destruction. Bounded freedom — freedom, growth. If we give our bodies, cravings, appetites, desires, and addictions the gift of freedom, we…
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Native American Code of Ethics
This originally appeared in the “Inter-Tribal Times,” October, 1994 Keep the old warm, to provide understanding of the new. I’m confident this old wisdom can help us navigate our new world, for it is timeless.
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Old Saints and Young Warriors
Obviously it is in the youthful period of life that we have most to gain from a thorough recognition of the instinctual side. A timely recognition of sexuality, for instance, can prevent that neurotic suppression of it which keeps a man unduly withdrawn from life, or else forces him into…
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Read & Live
To live is to learn from life. To live is to be with others, in a wide world. To live is to feel time and space. To live is to grow. To live is to fail. To live is a privileged. To live is to die. ———————————————- To read is…
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The Chain of the Old
“If we see far, it is because we stand on the shoulders of giants. If you find my ideas hopeful, uplifting, and useful for creating positive change, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants. My ideas are built on a foundation of ideas that came before me.…
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We Already Know
When the old wisdom of books speaks to us, or when someone teaches us wisdom, we are not learning something new or being taught. Are we not instead merely being reminded of great wisdom that is in our DNA? How to act, is already known by each of us. It…
KEEP THE OLD WARM 