a nice website

I found this lovely website today. It has tips on so many things and written in a simple way. The author doesnt make any references to religion or spirituality anywhere but the gist of all things he says ins the gist of religions and spirituality also! Actually the author has visited India and perhaps India did influence him- it is unbelievable how India does her silent work, in those memorable words of Swamiji, 'like the silent dew that yet brings to blossm the fairest of flowers'

An example is this piece.

Excerpt:

We humans are funny creatures. We seem to be part animal on one side, and part angel on the other. When I go to the zoo and I observe the creatures there, I'm often struck by how similar their behaviours and motivations are to our own. They act on lust, hunger, power, love and anger, just as we do. Yet, there is part of us they will never know. Somewhere inside us is the ability to create great works of art, discover new worlds, and understand the universe in ways they could never contemplate.

It is this conflict between our two halves that dominates much of our lives. On one side, we have our base animal instincts pulling at us urgently. On the other, our higher faculties of reason try to motivate us to do the right thing and think long term. It's these higher faculties that take time and effort to develop. You should put work into allowing them to dominate and control your inner-beast.

Another example is this article. A brilliant one I would say! Excerpt:

"I'm right, you're wrong and you have nothing new to teach me" was the prevailing attitude during all the ages of intellectual stagnation throughout history. The story of the Renaissance is largely one of humanity realizing that maybe it wasn't as smart as it thought.

The shortcomings of the arrogant philosophy appear pretty obvious to me. And I see evidence of this in people I meet who are of genuinely high-intelligence. Usually they're quite modest and very open to new ideas.People I meet who are conceited about their intelligence are often smart in one particular area, but stumble once they leave their specialization. They think because they know a lot about computers or some other area, their ideas in almost any other field are also valid. Thus arrogant specialists can often seem hopelessly naive outside their field - even if their views are expressed in a loud voice.