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UNDERSTANDING HUMAN NATURE
FORMULAS FOR LIVING
HEALING BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT
PATHWAYS TO HUMAN HAPPINESS
DEVELOPING OUR HUMAN POTENTIAL
UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT MYSTERY

 

UNDERSTANDING HUMAN NATURE

What we know about who we are. Perspectives include anthropology, evolution, psychology, brain science, as well as various philosophical viewpoints and religious perspectives on what it means to be a human being. Introduction: What we know about who we are circa 1997.

SPECIFIC SUBJECTS:

  • Altruism
  • Aesthetics
  • Aggression
  • Archetypes
  • Brain function
  • Brain chemistry
  • Brain Wiring
  • Dreaming
  • Ego
  • Emotions
  • Evolution
  • Fear
  • Genetic Programming
  • Greed
  • Happiness
  • Instincts - Innate behavior
  • Love
  • Memory
  • Personality typing systems
  • Pleasure
  • Rites of passage
    Territoriality


    • FORMULAS FOR LIVING

    This body of ours didn't come with an instruction manual. Yet through the ages cultures have developed formulas for living that served them well enough to survive generation after generation and have in many cases become enshrined in such works as the Bible, the Torah, the Koran, the Vedas, and the teachings of many other of the world's great religious traditions. In addition to the religious texts many philosophical systems have been passed from generation to generation by oral tradition, and many new ones are being developed. This forum is intended to provide an overview of the key insights embodied in these many traditions. We are hoping that the process of cybergenesis will allow KnowSys to distill this wisdom to its essence, and to make it accessable to those who do not speak the language of each particular cultural variant. We invite you to participate in this process by suggesting additional "formulas for living" systems,and contributing your understanding of some of these teachings. An ongoing discussion that attempts to distill the "truths" that emerge over and over again and easy to follow representations of the various approaches that have withstood the test of time. Includes links to many sites dedicated to particular perspectives. Here is a list of some of the systems that we feel this forum might include: (please feel free to suggest others)

  • Arica training
  • Bhakti Yoga (yoga of devotion)
  • Buddhist teachings
  • Course in Miracles http://www.acim.org/
  • Confucionism
  • Child rearing philosophies
  • Christian teachings
  • Hinduism
  • Human Potential Movement
  • Huna system of the Ancient Polynesians
  • Islam
  • Jainism
  • Jewish teachings
  • Karma Yoga (the yoga of action)
  • Meditation techniques
  • Mindfulness
  • Native American philosophical systems
  • Native wisdom from around the world
  • Neurolinguistic programming
  • Power of positive thinking
  • Prayer
  • Psycho-active medicines
  • Scientology
  • Shamanic traditions
  • Tantric Buddhism
  • Tantrism (Hindu Tantra)
  • Taoism
  • Vedanta
  • Theosophy
  • Vedanta
  • Yoga
  • Zen
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    • HEALING BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT

    No one goes through life without some problems. Most of these have been with us since the beginning and have been confronted over and over for thousands of generations. Real solutions begin with understanding and are often simple. A directory of tools that can be used to help with problems ranging from addiction to xenophobia.

  • Addiction
  • Aggressive behavior
  • Anger

    • BLISS-TECH; PATHWAYS TO HUMAN HAPPINESS

    Various approaches to achieving and maintaining positive emotional states. The favorite forum of the KnowSys founding editor who contributes an in depth analysis of the biology and psychology of maximizing our enjoyment of life. Many links to other parts of the KnowSys Project.

  • Buddhist eight-fold path
  • Confucianism
  • Deepok Chopra's 10 keys to happiness
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Flow
  • Meditation
  • Non Attachment
  • Bliss-Tech: Understanding & controlling positive emotional states
  • Learned optimism
  • Religions as paths to happiness
  • Tantra
  • The future of happiness
  • Quotes http://www.lexmark.com/data/topic-h.html#happiness
  • Zen Mind
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    DEVELOPING OUR HUMAN POTENTIAL

    Living in a culturally induced consensus trance, most of us never look at the outer limits of what is possible. Explorations of many aspects of the human potential movement through the ages.

    UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT MYSTERY

    A comparing of notes on various attempts to fathom the true nature of the universe. Why are we here? Is death really the end? What lies beyond the stars and at the end of time?

  • God
  • Karma
  • Origin of the universe
  • The purpose of life
  • Reincarnation
  • Spirit
  • Synchronicity
  • The true nature of reality - Deepok Chopra
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