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Why do so many people go along with the crowd and fail to stand up for what they truly believe? Partly because they are too easily swayed by other people's opinions and partly because they don't know when to have confidence in their own.

In this short video, Thich Nhat Hanh gives us a very precise and deep definition of mindfulness: Mindfulness is the capacity to be aware of what is going on. Anything can be the object of mindfulness. Being aware means to touch the things deeply and to recognize their beauty. It means to get in touch with the wonders of life. Getting in touch deeply can make you very happy right here and right now. Being able to be mindful of what is going on gives you the chance to realise that there are plenty of conditions that allow you to be happy. If you can realise that, you can stop running.

In this interview Erich Fromm talks about the two modes of existence that struggle for the human spirit: The having mode and the being mode.

In this speech Charlie Chaplin in ‘The Great Dictator' gives to us, as broad society, a suggestion on how to overcome much of the problems of anxiety in the world. I find this inspiring and moving.