In straight accordance with your age, you are now in a distinct phase of your life where you are redefining yourself. Self-definition is an ongoing process, for as long as you live. Our lives are subdued to a historical presence and an existential reality. The historical presence is also subdued to live in a comparative reality. In every time sequence of our lives, the comparative approach is remodeling our identity. And comparative approach is dependent on the cultural, social and historical context. This dependency is what creates the frames for us, mostly in how we can manage to define ourselves. This self-definition needs to be ever reassuring in order to keep our balance. We live now, so is the actual context in favour of this need for self-definition? With all the progress of the modern world, is it easier today to define ourselves?

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It seems to me that the concept of ‘reaching the soul’ stirred up the biggest questions here on Vertegram. Contrary to how it is in the common knowledge, I choose to define soul as a possibility. Something that is available only as a potentiality. Something that needs to be actualized, needs to be brought forward. Let’s dwell into it some more.

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My dear friends and readers! I haven’t been posting for a short time, but believe me I had the sweetest reason on Earth for that. Just take a look at the picture. It was/is one of the most extraordinarily wonderful experiences of my life!

Will be back to blogging after a short while, now I need to be with my family.

Cheers!

There is a possible evolution for man. This is a self-development blog, so I am talking in that context. Even if I don’t like the term ‘evolution’ to be used when it comes to what man can become, still I consider it a fact. There must be a possible evolution. The question is if the evolution of man will occur by all means - in the close or distant future - or not. Is evolution a necessity?

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The concept of the human being seen as a machinery is not a new one. But in spite of that, it is one of the most avoided ones when it comes to self development. So let’s take a closer look at it. There must be something about it, as this avoidance seems strikingly disturbing. The sentiment of freedom, knowing that we are acting freely, being able to decide about our lives - this is how we like to picture ourselves. Is this how we really are?

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This question is always showing up when people from different world-views talk about it. There are the Hindus with their theory, the Buddhists with a somewhat similar, still original view, other Oriental philosophy fanatics and also the newage dizzies. By now, the Karma meme is present in Western minds, so many people have heard of it and believe in it. My guess is that you also have your version of Karma theory yourself, which you might consider sharing here. But for now here is mine.

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The story goes like this: there was a doctor who invented a peculiar way of helping his patients. I am not sure if he was using it on all his patients, but he did on some in great need of his help. His new way of relieving his patients from their sufferings turned out to be soon quite popular among his fellows in the small, but so much the more solidary, community. In fact many of his friends started to follow his recipe and act alike. Let’s see now his recipe.

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In actual times, in the modern world, development and evolution on a larger scale is called progress. Since Heraclitus stated that “everything flows” - “Panta Rhei”, we accept the universality of permanent change. Change seems real, stability an illusion. Due to this belief in change, progress got a central place in our world. Actually, progress puts pressure on us, progress seems to become the ultimate obsession of modern men. But where does it lead us? Do you see progress heading into a good direction? Is progress truly beneficial for us? Or do you see it more like marking time? Or maybe we are just going round and round?

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Both personal development and spiritual development are demanding that you deal with aggression. At one point, you will have to face it and you will have to give your answer. Dealing with it properly on a personal level will give you the strength for your personal success. Or, on the contrary, giving wrong answers will lead you to lack of self confidence and failure. Dealing with it on the spiritual level will give you courage and strength for true transformation. Actually, there is no spiritual transformation without it. But there is nothing more unpleasant to deal with. People have tried and always will try to avoid it. How to overcome this repugnance? How to approach aggression in such a way that you can benefit from it?

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There is an unfortunate attitude propagated on large scales these days. It is almost like a conviction. A conviction that tends to become a sort of modern religion. This misconception can be summed up like this: aggression is identified with violence. Just ask around yourself a few quick questions like “What do you think aggression is?” or “Do you see aggression as being good or bad?”. You will be surprised to see that most people think of aggression as something bad. My take on this is that it’s a huge misunderstanding here. And it is even more unfortunate that this tendency is aggravating. Here I am sharing with you some concerns and also some possibly clarifying thoughts on aggression.

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