All posts tagged "paradox"
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Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2016
Be Gentle With Yourself
How can you expect to be gentle with the people you care about if you aren’t gentle with...
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Michael Schreiner | February 8, 2016
Paradox Of Increasing Knowledge
If the conscious endeavor to gain knowledge of is actually the unconscious endeavor to gain mastery over in...
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Michael Schreiner | January 28, 2015
Fear And Mindfulness
When we consider just how many people spend most of their lives in a state of fear the...
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Michael Schreiner | January 20, 2015
Desire For Recognition
It’s a paradox that our individualistic culture, by dint of its emphasis on self-reliance, self-determination, and self-actualization, paints...
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Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014
Freedom is Paradoxical
“Freedom is only necessity understood.” – William James In existential psychology we focus a lot on freedom and...
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Michael Schreiner | September 12, 2013
Meditation Versus Thinking
The good news is that if you are capable of thinking and breathing you are capable of meditation....
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Michael Schreiner | May 20, 2013
Mob Mentality
Have you ever let yourself be swept away by the emotion of a large group? Whether the scene...
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Michael Schreiner | February 15, 2013
Paradox Of Freedom
Practicing yoga naturally leads to a philosophical evaluation of the nature of human freedom if you open your...
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Michael Schreiner | December 14, 2012
Anorexia Is An Abusive Partner
What makes narrative therapy unique is that the major issue or problem is contextualized as an object independent...
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Michael Schreiner | November 19, 2012
Compassion From A Psychoanalytic Point Of View
Whether you are a hardened criminal or the next Mother Theresa you have surely felt authentic compassion for...