http://feeds.feedburner.com/SelfgrowthcomArticlesForMysticism The #1 Self Improvement Site On The Web, as Ranked by Google and Yahoo en https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-leonard-bernstein <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, and author. One of the most influential figures in 20th-century classical music, he served as music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969, composed the score ... decad@msn.com Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:22:25 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-truman-capote <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Truman Capote (September 30th, 1924 – August 25th, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his novels and plays are literary classics. He was planning to become a writer at eight years old and began his professional career writing short stories. The ... decad@msn.com Sun, 8 Mar 2026 6:35:07 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-vincent-van-gogh <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Vincent van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who became one of the most influential figures in Western art. Though he produced over 2,000 artworks, including iconic pieces like The Starry Night, Sunflowers, and Irises, he achieved little recognition ... decad@msn.com Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:55:33 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-francis-scott-key-fitzgerald <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24th, 1896 – December 21st, 1940), known as F. Scott Fitzgerald or Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist. He is most known for his novels about the excess of the Jazz Age. When Fitzgerald died, he and the critics who knew his work thought it was ... decad@msn.com Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:35:19 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-salvador-dali <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical brilliance, flamboyant personality, and dreamlike, often shocking imagery. His most famous works include The Persistence of Memory, Christ of Saint John of the Cross, and The Temptation ... decad@msn.com Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:24:03 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-ernest-hemingway <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Ernest Hemingway (July 21st, 1899 – July 2nd, 1961) was an American writer and journalist. He wrote seven novels, six short-story collections and two non-fiction books, some of which are classics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 for his novel The Old Man and the Sea. ... decad@msn.com Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:16:12 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-italo-calvino-0 <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose imaginative and intellectually playful works reshaped modern literature. His masterpieces include Invisible Cities, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, ... decad@msn.com Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:44:46 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-italo-calvino <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose imaginative and intellectually playful works reshaped modern literature. His masterpieces include Invisible Cities, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, ... decad@msn.com Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:42:31 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-bram-stoker <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Abraham Stoker (November 8th,1847 – April 20th, 1912), known by his pen name Bram Stoker was the Irish author of Dracula, published in 1897. He became regarded by many as the father of vampire fiction. Stoker wrote twelve mystery and horror novels. Dracula was one of the best-selling works ... decad@msn.com Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:24:39 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-soren-kierkegaard-2 <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Soren Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 – November 11, 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and writer, widely regarded as the father of existentialism. His works, including Fear and Trembling, Either/Or, The Sickness Unto Death, and Works of Love, explore themes of individuality, faith, ... decad@msn.com Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:13:25 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-soren-kierkegaard-1 <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Soren Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 – November 11, 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and writer, widely regarded as the father of existentialism. His works, including Fear and Trembling, Either/Or, The Sickness Unto Death, and Works of Love, explore themes of individuality, faith, ... decad@msn.com Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:11:28 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-muhammad-ali <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016). He is known as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. After Ali refused to be drafted into the military in 1967, he was found guilty of draft evasion and stripped of his boxing titles. His conviction ... decad@msn.com Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:58:47 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-sigmund-freud <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst. His seminal works, including The Interpretation of Dreams, Civilization and Its ... decad@msn.com Mon, 6 Oct 2025 11:46:26 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-franz-kafka <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Franz Kafka (July 3rd, 1883 – June 3rd, 1924) was a Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His best-known works include the novella The Metamorphosis (1915) and the novels The Trial (1924) and The Castle (1926). He ... decad@msn.com Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:36:27 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-martial <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Martial (c. 38 – c. 104 AD), known as Marcus Valerius Martialis, was a Roman poet from Hispania best known for his twelve books of Epigrams, published in Rome between AD 86 and 103. In these short, witty poems, he satirizes city life, the scandalous activities of his acquaintances, and ... decad@msn.com Mon, 8 Sep 2025 10:56:48 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-banana-yoshimoto <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Banana Yoshimoto (born July 24th 1964) is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto. She began her writing career while working as a waitress in 1987. Her debut work, Kitchen had over 60 printings in Japan alone. Two film adaptations were produced from the book. Her works include ... decad@msn.com Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:45:48 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-tacitus <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Tacitus (c. 56 – c. 118 AD), was a Roman historian and politician, known for his critical and insightful accounts of the Roman Empire. His major works, The Histories and The Annals, provide a detailed history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius to that of Domitian. Tacitus also ... decad@msn.com Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:20:30 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-haruki-murakami <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Haruki Murakami 村上 春樹 (January 12th, 1949) is a Japanese international best-selling author who has sold millions of copies. He’s received many awards for his work, including the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the World Fantasy Award, the Tanizaki Prize, Yomiuri Prize for Literature, the Frank ... decad@msn.com Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:14:09 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-seneca-the-younger <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Seneca The Younger (c. 4 BC – AD 65), was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and dramatist, known for his influential writings and tragedies. His works offer profound reflections on ethics, resilience, and the art of living well. As a tutor to Emperor Nero, Seneca navigated the complexities of ... decad@msn.com Sun, 13 Jul 2025 10:23:15 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-kimitake-hiraoka <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Kimitake Hiraoka (平岡 公威 January 14th, 1925 – November 25th, 1970), known by his pen name Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫), was a Japanese author, playwright, actor, poet, model, Shintoist, and the leader of an attempted coup d'état that culminated in his ritual suicide. Below we list some words of ... decad@msn.com Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:08:05 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-ovid-0 <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Horace (December 8, 65 BC – November 27, 8 BC), was an ancient Roman poet renowned for his lyric poetry and satires. His works, including blend wit, wisdom, and reflections on human nature, offering timeless insights into living a balanced and virtuous life. A leading poet under Emperor ... decad@msn.com Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:59:12 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-yamamoto-tsunetomo <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Yamamoto Tsunetomo (山本 常朝) (June 11th, 1659 – November 30th, 1719), was a samurai of the Saga Domain, in Hizen Province, under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He became a Zen Buddhist priest and told his experiences, wisdom, memories, and theories to the samurai Tashiro Tsuramoto, who put them ... decad@msn.com Tue, 3 Jun 2025 12:02:55 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-ovid <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Ovid (circa 43 BC), was a Roman poet whose lyrical verses have transcended time, offering profound insights into love, change, and the human spirit. His works like Metamorphoses, Ars Amatoria, and Tristia offer timeless truths. Ovid’s ability to capture universal experiences makes his words as ... decad@msn.com Mon, 19 May 2025 10:48:53 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-jacques-derrida <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Jacques Derrida (July 15th,1930 – October 9th, 2004) was a French Algerian philosopher and author of over 40 books and hundreds of essays. He significantly influenced philosophy, sociolinguistics, music, literature, architecture, applied linguistics, political theory, law, psychoanalysis, ... decad@msn.com Mon, 5 May 2025 10:48:38 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-hesiod-0 <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Hesiod (circa 1200 BC), was an ancient Greek poet whose works are among the earliest surviving examples of Greek literature. He is best known for two major poems: Works and Days, offering practical advice on farming and morality, and Theogony, a cosmological epic detailing the origins of the ... decad@msn.com Sun, 20 Apr 2025 4:20:20 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-heraclitus <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Heraclitus (500 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. He influenced ancient and modern Western philosophy, through Plato, Hegel, Aristotle, Heidegger, and others. The main ideas of his philosophy are the unity of opposites and the concept of change. Below we list some words of wisdom ... decad@msn.com Mon, 7 Apr 2025 2:54:34 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-virgil <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Virgil (October 15, 70 BC – September 21,19 BC), was an ancient Roman poet who composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. T.S. Eliot, 19th century poet and playwright, said, "What Is a Classic? Whatever the definition we ... decad@msn.com Mon, 24 Mar 2025 2:43:43 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-democritus <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Democritus ( 460 – 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher from Abdera. He is famous for an atomic theory of the universe. Democritus wrote extensively on many subjects including poetry, military tactics, harmony, and Babylonian theology. His original work didn’t survive, but many ... decad@msn.com Mon, 10 Mar 2025 2:41:53 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-dante-alighieri <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Dante Alighieri (May 1265 – September 14, 1321), was an Italian philosopher, poet, and writer. He was influential in establishing Italy’s literature and is considered one of the world’s greatest literary legends. He is most known for his portrayals of Heaven and Hell. Below we list some ... decad@msn.com Mon, 24 Feb 2025 2:33:46 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-georg-wilhelm-friedrich-hegel <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (August 27th, 1770 – November 14th, 1831) was a German philosopher and an important voice of German idealism and 19th-century philosophy. He wrote about the philosophical side of many contemporary topics, including metaphysics, art, history, politics, and ... decad@msn.com Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:50:05 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/the-quest-to-establish-the-connection-to-the-higher-subtler-causal-planes-of-existence <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->At a certain point in life, an individual begins to appreciate that the surface events, surface ‘facts’, the ‘reality’ of the external world are all derivative results, with the causal forces and energies active on more subtle planes or domains and creating from that place, the physical forms ... santoshk@msn.com Sat, 18 Jan 2025 9:30:52 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/the-reality-of-subjective-visions-and-objective-sight <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Modern society, influenced heavily by the scientific/technical focus of the West, puts a premium on the concept of “objectivity” versus anything that can be considered ‘subjective’, which is then treated with suspicion and largely dismissed. This implies several things. First, it implies that ... santoshk@msn.com Sat, 18 Jan 2025 8:41:58 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/the-power-of-occult-seeing <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->There is a long tradition and history of individuals who have utilized a variety of methods for the purpose of obtaining ‘visions’ of events, past, present or future. The action generally takes place through creation of a state of trance that allows the surface mental consciousness to recede and ... santoshk@msn.com Sat, 18 Jan 2025 8:38:05 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/hypnosis-and-individual-development-of-its-action-for-liberation-from-the-control-of-the-su <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->We tend to label actions and thereby don’t reflect on the implications of them. Thus, for most people, when we use the term ‘hypnosis’ we associate it with a hypnotist using some unique power to gain some control over another individual’s will and actions. Since its introduction in the West, ... santoshk@msn.com Sat, 18 Jan 2025 8:35:11 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/observing-the-influences-and-suggestions-that-shape-our-responses-in-life <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->If one practices a simple exercise, even just for a short time, one becomes aware of the numerous forces that are acting upon us, shaping our thoughts, emotions, feelings and reactions. The practice is to sit quietly and observe the various thoughts and feelings that arise while one is sitting ... santoshk@msn.com Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:24:19 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-blaise-pascal <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Blaise Pascal (June 19th,1623 – August 19th,1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, writer, philosopher, child prodigy, and inventor of the mechanical calculator. His earliest mathematical work was on projective geometry at the age of 16. He also heavily influenced the development of modern ... decad@msn.com Mon, 13 Jan 2025 2:51:16 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/the-potential-for-emergence-of-the-subliminal-powers-of-mind <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->When we begin to recognise the inherent power of the mind, independent of any reliance on the physical senses and the nerve pathways that link them to the mind, the question then arises as to how to become aware of, bring forward and train the use of these powers that are currently subliminal ... santoshk@msn.com Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:43:00 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/the-direct-use-of-the-mind-as-a-sixth-sense <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->We are trained to believe that the mind relies entirely on the 5 senses of perception and the 5 senses of action in order to receive data or undertake action. If the mind is cut off from the senses, we believe that it is powerless and unable to either sense, communicate or act. Spiritual science ... santoshk@msn.com Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:12:21 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/occult-powers-awaiting-emergence-from-our-subliminal-being <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Dr. Deepak Chopra told an interesting anecdote from his own experience at a talk he gave in Chicago some years ago. Some of the details may have escaped me, so the gist of it was that he was visiting his birth home area at one point and it was recommended to him to visit a famous Vedic ... santoshk@msn.com Sat, 11 Jan 2025 8:49:06 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/objective-versus-subjective-knowledge-in-the-realms-of-psychic-experience <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Perhaps one of the biggest hurdles the Western mind needs to overcome in addressing the subtle powers of consciousness that either already are, or will be, coming forward as the next phase of evolution continues to work itself out, is the conflict between the drumbeat of “objectivity” as the ... santoshk@msn.com Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:16:05 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/the-reality-of-psychic-powers <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->The well-known actress Shirley Maclaine described in her book Out on a Limb (and included in the film version under the same name) her experiences with various psychic mediums who were able to actually relate to her details from her life that were not possibly known by them. She began from a ... santoshk@msn.com Thu, 9 Jan 2025 7:49:30 am https://selfgrowth.com/articles/the-evolution-and-manifestation-of-new-powers-of-consciousness <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Plato in the famous dialogues recounting the teaching of his mentor, Socrates, recounts the understanding that Socrates held that education was simply a recognition by the individual of what he already knows. The process of education was one of drawing out, removing the obstacles to the ... santoshk@msn.com Wed, 8 Jan 2025 5:22:31 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/the-evolution-of-occult-powers <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->From the point of view of animals, we may assume, the actions, and the powers that drive them, of human beings are some kind of ‘occult powers’ about which the animals know nothing. These actions may seem miraculous but they are in reality expressions of the evolution of the mental stage of the ... santoshk@msn.com Tue, 7 Jan 2025 2:52:51 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/freeing-the-mind-from-subjection-to-the-life-force-and-the-body <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->The development of the vital, life-force integrated with the physical domain led to changes in the physical in order to accommodate the action of this new energy. At the same time, the life-force had to itself make adjustments in order to operate in the material world as opposed to in its own ... santoshk@msn.com Sun, 5 Jan 2025 3:41:29 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-malcolm-forbes <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Malcolm Forbes (August 19, 1919 – February 24, 1990) was an American businessman and publisher of Forbes magazine, which was founded by his father B. C. Forbes. He promoted capitalism and free market economics and was known for an extravagant lifestyle, including spending $2.5 million on his ... decad@msn.com Mon, 2 Dec 2024 6:33:32 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wise-words-from-willard-van-orman-quine <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Willard Van Orman Quine (June 25th, 1908 – December 25th, 2000), an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition, was known as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century". Below we list some words of wisdom from Willard Van Orman Quine. ... decad@msn.com Mon, 18 Nov 2024 1:44:46 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-michel-de-montaigne <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Michel de Montaigne (February 28, 1533 – September 13 1592), was a French statesman, writer, and philosopher, known for making the essay a popular literary genre. He was one of the most notable philosophers of the French Renaissance and is most known for his cynical statement, “What do I know?” ... decad@msn.com Mon, 4 Nov 2024 2:14:12 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-bernard-williams <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams (September 21st, 1929 – June 10th, 2003) was an English moral philosopher. His authored the books Problems of the Self, Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy, Shame and Necessity, and Truth and Truthfulness. He was a Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at ... decad@msn.com Mon, 21 Oct 2024 2:41:36 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-denis-diderot <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d--> Denis Diderot (October 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784) was a French philosopher and writer. He was a major figure in the Age of Enlightenment and best known as co-founder and contributor to the Encyclopédie, an encyclopedia of the arts and sciences. Below we list some words of wisdom from Denis ... decad@msn.com Mon, 7 Oct 2024 2:42:34 pm https://selfgrowth.com/articles/wisdom-of-desiderius-erasmus <!--7809d7e227d74f2cb6edb1ca2739d10d-->Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (October 28th, 1466 – July 12th 1536) was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher. He is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the Northern Renaissance and a major figure of Dutch and Western ... decad@msn.com Mon, 23 Sep 2024 2:28:51 pm