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a meditation

pause awhile beside still water
dreamy deepening blue
serene reflection
thought

truth
delicate desire
peaceful moment in the sun

warm calm quiet came the breeze
stirring water

whispers für elise

https://www.maximusveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Beethoven-_Für-Elise.mp3

Continue reading a meditation

Posted on October 3, 2015October 3, 2015Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on a meditation

Abundance Is Our Future

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Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future
16 min TED Talk — Mar 25, 2012

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Peter Diamandis
Ray Kurzweil
Singularity University
Xprize

Posted on October 1, 2015Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on Abundance Is Our Future

1984

1984 cover

1984 (1949)
by George Orwell
(read this book online)

Noam Chomsky on George Orwell, the Suppression of Ideas and the Myth of American Exceptionalism

Posted on September 30, 2015October 5, 2021Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on 1984

Animal Farm

animal farm cover

Animal Farm (1945)
by George Orwell
(read this book online)

a word on humility

“The day you forget where you came from you put yourself on a pedestal; and you look down on everyone else from above. Don’t forget where you came from.”
— Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Pope Francis I

Posted on September 28, 2015September 13, 2023Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on Animal Farm

graphic guide

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Introducing Mathematics: a graphic guide
(buy the book at amazon.com)

Posted on September 25, 2015September 26, 2015Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on graphic guide

Ode an die Freude

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Heavenly Choir
— a detail from the Beethoven Frieze
— Gustav Klimt, fresco in Vienna ca. 1902

https://www.maximusveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Ode-an-die-Freude.mp3

Ludwig van Beethoven
Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy)
from Symphony IX

Posted on September 22, 2015September 22, 2015Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on Ode an die Freude

Socrates

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“Socrates is the wisest of Greeks.”
— The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi


“One thing only I know; and that is that I know nothing.”
— Socrates


Posted on September 20, 2015September 22, 2015Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on Socrates

Bad Science guide

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For the full size poster go to the left navigation pane and click on the Bad Science guide entry under Pages.

Posted on September 18, 2015September 18, 2015Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on Bad Science guide

Bayes’ Theorem

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/bayes-theorem/

Bayes’ Theorem is a simple mathematical formula used for calculating conditional probabilities.

Posted on September 16, 2015September 16, 2015Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on Bayes’ Theorem

Intention


“The journey of a thousand miles begins with the earth beneath your feet”
— Lao-tzu


Be still and contemplate where you are. Consider with continuous attention each step onward.


Posted on September 14, 2015September 22, 2015Author Eric HellandLeave a comment on Intention

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