From Wikipedia:
Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”): Refers to any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome.
Life: A characteristic that distinguishes objects that have self-sustaining biological processes (”alive,” “living”), from those which do not —either because such functions have ceased (death), [...]

People who are actively seeking to develop their personality, to broaden themselves all around, to be happy, and to be successful in life, should always remember death. If a person always remembers the inevitability of death, then that person will be sure to guide their lives in a proper direction.
Everyone who seriously wants to [...]

You don’t need to be psychic to tell your own future. It’s actually pretty easy. Here is how:
1. Lock yourself in your room and spend 30 minutes taking slow and deep breaths.
2. Get a piece of paper.
3. Write down whatever thoughts enter your mind for 15 minutes.
4. Read it back to yourself.
Guess what. Whatever you read- [...]

I dare you to do this experiment:

Write down on a piece of paper your ten biggest fears (i.e. losing my job, not being able to do something fun that I was planning, etc, etc)
Hide that paper in a place you will remember
Mark a date on your calendar. Use Google Calendar for example, and have [...]

Everybody judges other people. So if we are going to do it, why not do it right!
Do you like apples?
Consider that you answer yes to this question. Are you sure that you like apples? What about all the apples that fall off of the tree and rot? What about those that [...]

I was singing in the shower last night (poorly) when I had this realization:
People love to hear themselves sing because their mind is in a heightened state of concentration when they do so.
Perspective and State of Mind
A person can sing and think that they rock so hard that someone should write an opera [...]

It is not possible to achieve significant personality development without realizing the power that aesthetics have to accelerate or hinder our growth. This principle is understood by all truly successful people.
How do people develop their personality?
It is through the control of natural forces. Nature was made so that man could conquer it. [...]

This is an English translation of the Sanskrit poem Vairagya Shatakam (Verses on Renunciation), written by the poet Bhartrihari. It reveals beautiful yet difficult to hear truths about the nature of life, and its inevitabilities. It encourages us not to waste our time- in fact our entire lives!- on the nonessential. Memorizing [...]