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The Ego and the Universe: Alan Watts on Becoming Who You Really Are

By Maria Popova

The cause of and cure for the illusion of separateness that keeps us from embracing the richness of life.

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Yoga and Ego: Sophisticated Ego, How to Face Your Inner Self

Having trouble deflating that smart, sweet-talking ego of yours? Try embracing it instead. When it's as big as possible, you can include everything in your sense of self.

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Sally Kempton
2007
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Abraham Maslow and the All-American Self

Why the prophet of self-actualization was more than just a New Age icon

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Algis Valiunas
2011
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Your Symphony of Selves

The concept of soul, per se, is not what’s most important, nor are the various ways of describing it...

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James Fadiman
2020
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Deepak Chopra on Why a Meaningful Life Rests Upon Developing a Meaningful Self

Much like the problematic nature of building a home on a flimsy foundation, so is the challenge of going into the world and creating relationships with neglect for a positive relationship with yourself.

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Darrah Brustein
2018
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How Meditation Helps in Difficult Times

Pema Chödrön on four ways that meditation helps us deal with difficulty.

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Pema Chödrön
2009
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How to Find Your Bliss: Joseph Campbell on What It Takes to Have a Fulfilling Life

In 1985, mythologist and writer Joseph Campbell (March 26, 1904–October 30, 1987) sat down with legendary interviewer and idea-monger Bill Moyers for a lengthy conversation at George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch in California, which continued the following year at the American Museum of Natural...

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Maria Popova
2020
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Radical Self-Compassion: Loving Ourselves into Healing with the Practice of RAIN

Many years ago, I read a moving article by a hospice caregiver who had accompanied thousands of people during their final weeks. One phrase, in particular, has stayed with me.

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Tara Brach
2020
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