Category: Duality
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Self-Control and the Tyranny of the Ego
Read time 2 minutes. The first stand alone article in our self-control series. One of the more confounding truths we run into early on is this:We long for lasting peace, but no direct effort brings it about.So instead, we position ourselves.We create conditions.We wait, if we’re earnest, something deeper might move. That’s where self-control often…
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Progress Inaction: The Tao of Not-Doing
Read time 2 minutes. Progress inaction is a stand alone article in our continuing series, Addition Through Subtraction. Let’s continue our exploration of the wisdom of inaction—what Eastern philosophy often calls not-doing. When we think of progress, we usually picture cause and effect: If I study, I’ll get good grades, which will lead to success. Action…