Thepurposeofalllaws,morals,institutions(体制),andgovernments,istoestablishuniformityandsuppressdifference.Themotivationofthepeoplewhotrytoenforcethisuniformitymaybewhollyadmirable.Whentheyfindsomethingthatisgoodforthem,theymaybeanxioustoseethatothershaveitalso.Thisgoodintentionoftheirs,however,onlymakesthesituationmoretragic.IntheChuang-tzuthereisastorywhichsays:"Ofold,whenaseabirdalightedou...[
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Inconnectionwiththisideaoffreedevelopment,ChuangTzumakesacontrastbetweenwhatisofnatureandwhatisofman."Whatisofnature,"hesays,"isinternal.Whatisofmanisexternal(天在内,人在外)...Thatoxenandhorsesshouldhavefourfeetiswhatisofnature(牛马四足,是谓天).Thatahaltershouldbeputonahorse'shead,orastringthroughanox'snose,iswhatisofman.(络马首,穿牛鼻,是谓人)"(Ch.17)Following...[
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ThefirstchapteroftheChuang-tzu,titled"TheHappyExcursion,"(庄子第一章,逍遥游)isasimpletext,fullofamusingstories.Theirunderlying(蕴含)ideaisthattherearevaryingdegreesintheachievementofhappiness.Afreedevelopmentofournaturesmayleadustoarelativekindofhappiness;absolutehappiness(至乐)isachievedthroughhigherunderstandingofthenatureofthings.Tocarryoutthefirstoftheserequirements,thefreedevel...[
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KingWeiofChu(楚威王),havingheardChuangTzu'sname,oncesentmessengerswithgiftstoinvitehimtohisstate,promisingtomakehimchiefminister(宰相).ChuangTzu,however,merelylaughedandsaidtothem:"...Goaway,donotdefileme...Iprefertheenjoymentofmyownfreewill."(HistoricalRecords,ch.63)(”子亟去,无污我。...我宁游戏污渎之中自快,无为有国者所羁,终身不仕,以快吾志焉。“)[
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水有三态,固态的冰,液态的水还有会蒸发的水蒸汽,但在分子层,它们都是H2O.
这就如同我们经历的人生事件,它们本身是没有什么意义的:它们就是这样发生了,如此而已,比如生老病死。但我们人为地给这些事件赋予了意义,恐怕还远不止三种。(Themeaningofanexperienceistheonethatwegivetoitandperceptionhaseverythingtodowiththat.)
水之动(TransformingWater)是一种让你换个角度看待问题的练[
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RacetoNowhere"www.racetonowhere.comchallengescurrentthinkingabouthowweprepareourchildrenforsuccess.Thisremarkablenewfilmshinesalightonthepriceourkidspayforthis“racetonowhere.”Cheatingiscommonplace,stress-relatedillness,depressionandburnoutarerampant,andironically,youngpeoplearriveatcollegeandtheworkplaceunpreparedanduninspired.Featuringtheheartbreakingstoriesofyoungpeoplewhohavebe...[
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1.“Mindset”–recommendedbyJackelynKu,JoyZhouandAlexandraBlood.
2."HintsonChildTraining"-recommendedbyJackelynKu
3."YourChild''sGrowingMind:BrainDevelopmentandLearningFromBirthtoAdolescence"–recommendedbyAngelaChiu
4."EndangeredMinds"–recommendedbyAngelaChiu
5."BoundarieswithTeenswhentosayYES,howtosayNO"–...[
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http://www.helpguide.org/articles/memory/how-to-improve-your-memory.htm[
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鹰之鸟瞰的目的:
1.把自己从“想法”和“生活中的状态或形势”中隔开,以另一种视野看问题。
2.可以更客观,更分离地看待一些情感上投入过多的东西。当一个人深陷泥沼,或者处在负面状态时,他或她是不太可能做出高质量的决策的。鹰之鸟瞰让你站在一个更自然的状态看问题,做出一些更明智更清新的抉择。
3.摆脱“当局者迷”的状态,做一[
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目的:
1)可以在学习或做任何新的东西前练习,用来清心清脑(clearmind)
2)可以把自己放在一个觉察力比较高的状态(bemoreaware)
3)可以更好地观察到自己的潜意识,比如哪些习惯和行为是潜意识的过滤器或者是下意识的行为和习惯(helpyouobservethosesubconsciousoperations)
为什么要这么做呢?很简单,因为如果你不知道要改什么,那么如何能改正呢?
4)帮助更好地进入alp[
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