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Handling Criticalness and Judgement- a contemplation

Most of us have had the experience of being bothered, irked or irritated by someone's behaviour. It's a common experience in life to get judgemental of others.

In fact, in some cultural niches of our society, the witty criticalness of others is admired.

As an example, when I was in the theatre I remember the usual practice in one troupe was to gather in a bar after a show and spend a good deal of time in a game of one up-man-ship in judging others.

Sometimes lunch-time conversations in many businesses become a breeding ground for criticalness of bosses or other employees. It can become a major contributor of stress and low moral at work....

Learning Enlightenment - a Natural Life interview with Russell Scott

Learning Enlightenment - a Natural Life interview with Russell Scott of True Source

NL: One of the seminars you present is called TRUE AWAKENING - an Enlightenment Intensive. What does enlightenment actually mean to you?

Russell: There are many labels for the word “enlightenment.” In the East, it is called “enlightenment,” in Zen “satori,” in Hinduism “anubhava,” in Western mystical tradition “illumination” and in psychology “the Unitive experience” as per Abraham Maslow.

Many people have different definitions of the experience so it is important on just a conceptual level to define it even though it is not a concept. Enlightenment is...