by Silvia Hendarta | Mar 17, 2016 | Mind & Spirit
There are four pillars of life. When they are all well developed and well balanced, life is good. When they are underdeveloped, life is probably not so good. Whey they are not balanced, if one aspect is much more highly developed than each other, maybe life is pretty... 
by Silvia Hendarta | Dec 24, 2015 | Mind & Spirit
This Axe advertisement shows Perception vs Reality in multiple layers. First layer is the ad’s message: that wearing a certain scent will change the perceived sexual appeal of a person. Second layer is that an advertisement is all about perception – the brand wants to... 
by Silvia Hendarta | Dec 10, 2015 | Mind & Spirit
This post is still on the topic of seeing the world as it is. Previous posts: Uncoloring the Filters Seeing the World Through Filters We discussed that the first step towards seeing the reality as it is, is to acknowledge that it’s all perception. Things in themselves... 
by Silvia Hendarta | Nov 26, 2015 | Mind & Spirit
This is a continuation of the previous post Seeing the World Through Filters. We discussed about how we perceive the world through the mind lens and we have some filters in front of the lens that provides meaning and context that affect on how we interact with... 
by Silvia Hendarta | Nov 12, 2015 | Mind & Spirit
We function like a black box. There are inputs from the external world, get processed, and there’s an output. Example: I saw a something long, coiled, on the ground (input). In my mind (manas) I compared this image with thousands of images stored in my memory (chitta)... 
by Silvia Hendarta | Sep 22, 2015 | Health & Fitness, Mind & Spirit
According to yogic theory & philosophy, a human being is comprised of 5 layers. These layers are called koshas, or sheath. Each layer is more subtle than the other. The first is annamaya kosha, or literally mean ‘food sheath’ – it is the physical body: the bones,...
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