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Ego, Mindfulness and Flow
Mindfulness and flow are different states of consciousness, but they both diminish the ego, decreasing craving and suffering.
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Nov 18, 20246 min read
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You Are Your Unconscious
Realizing that the unconscious is part of ourselves increases our creativity, intuition, flow and inner peace.
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Jul 2, 202413 min read
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Altered States of Consciousness in BDSM
BDSM induces altered states of consciousness known as sub-space and top-space
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Feb 14, 20248 min read
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What Has Philosophy Ever Done For Us?
Philosophy criticizes science while it has been unsuccessful in epistemology, metaphysics and ethics.
Hermes Solenzol
Dec 22, 202311 min read
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The Way of the Warrior
The Way of the Warrior philosophy of life summarized in seven points that help me find meaning in my life.
Hermes Solenzol
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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The Neuroscience of Flow
Flow is a mental state of focused attention, selflessness and euphoria.
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Nov 17, 202311 min read
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Death is Nothing to Us
Since there is no consciousness after death, we experience nothing, so there is nothing to fear.
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Feb 24, 20238 min read
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We Are Stardust - Finding Meaning in the Universe
The Universe has meaning because it produced consciousness, intelligence and culture.
Hermes Solenzol
Feb 4, 20238 min read
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The Evidence for Free Will and How Denying It Devaluates Freedom
Denial of free will is based on religious or mystical ideas and can have dire consequences by making it ethical to control the mind.
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Jan 2, 20238 min read
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Pain Is Not Suffering
Pain is a sensation that is not always unpleasant, while suffering is a state of being based on emotions, values and meaning.
Hermes Solenzol
Dec 6, 202214 min read
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Musings About My Ego
The ego appears when shame and pride take over our consciousness and fill it with cravings.
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Nov 21, 202212 min read
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Not Just Intelligence - The Things That Make the Human Mind Unique
The mental qualities that make humans different from animals
Hermes Solenzol
Oct 20, 202213 min read
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How Neuroscience Explains Consciousness
Neuroscience explains consciousness as hierarchical properties of the mind.
Hermes Solenzol
Jun 21, 202211 min read
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How to Find Happiness
Happiness is not pleasure, joy, love, or the absence of suffering. Happiness is not an emotion, but a state of being. Should we be happy?...
Hermes Solenzol
Mar 6, 202211 min read
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