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Dalai Lama – a precious human life

Mind Quote / Taktser, China / 1935 - present / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Amalfi Coastline, Italy / LoadingBookmark

“Every day, think as you wake up. Today I am fortunate to have woken up. I am alive, I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others. I am not going to get angry, or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others, as much as I can.”

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Ron Howard – a beautiful mind

Mind Movie / 2001 / Biographical Drama / Set in United States / 135 min / Photographer - Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Ceiling of the British Museum, London, England / LoadingBookmark

The movie is based on the life of John Nash a Nobel Laureate in Economics. It was inspired by the bestselling Pulizer Prize …

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Michael Jackson – man in the mirror

Mind Music / 1988 / Soul / 5.02 min / Photographer - Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Self reflection / LoadingBookmark

Man in the mirror is said to be one of Michael Jackson’s favourite songs. It was nominated for Record of the Year at …

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Barbra Streisand – the woman in the moon

Mind Music / 1976 / Pop / 4.49 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Flight and Tide, Garie Beach Australia / LoadingBookmark

The Woman in the Moon is a song that features on the soundtrack album A Star is Born from the movie of the same name performed by and starring Barbra Streisand…

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Gary Turk – look up

Mind Education Link / 2013 / Narration / 4.59 min / Mind feature - Gary Turk / 1986 - present / Photographer - Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Changing of the guards Buckingham Palace, London, England / LoadingBookmark

This is a narration written, directed and performed by Gary Turk encourages people of social media to simply look up and place their tools down for more meaningful life experiences…

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Russell Foster – why do we sleep?

Mind Education Link / 2013 / Talk / 21.46 min / Mind feature – Russell Foster / 1959 – present / Photographer - Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Seal sleeping, Kaikoura New Zealand / LoadingBookmark

Russell Foster is a British professor of circadian neuroscience. In this Ted talk he takes us through the history of sleep and how attitudes towards sleep…

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – seconds of happiness

Mind Quote / Boston Massachusetts, Unites States / 1803 – 1882 / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Autumn leaves Yarrangobilly Caves, Australia / LoadingBookmark

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”

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Diana Ross – reach out and touch

Mind Music / 1970 / Soul / 3.08 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Flower kindness, Sydney Australia / LoadingBookmark

Diana Ross released this song as her first solo since leaving The Supremes. Initially the song did not meet expectations however became over time her most…

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Michelangelo – mastery

Mind Quote / Caprese, Italy / 1475 – 1564 / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City / LoadingBookmark

“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.”

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Ben Stiller – the secret life of walter mitty

Mind Movie / Released 2013 / Romantic, Adventure, Comedy, Drama / Set in US, Greenland, Iceland, Himalayas / 114 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Engadine Valley, Switzerland / LoadingBookmark

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is directed, co-produced and stars Ben Stiller as Walter Mitty. It is the second film adaption of James Thurber’s short story…

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Socrates – to know

Mind Quote / Athens, Greece / 470 BC – 399 BC / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Spider Web - Kosciuszko National Park, Australia / LoadingBookmark

“To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.”

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Ricky Martin – the cup of life

Mind Music / 1998 / Latin, Pop / 4.28 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Heracles Fighting Achelous, Louvre Paris France / LoadingBookmark

Translated from the Spanish La Copa de la Vida, The Cup of Life is a song recorded by Ricky Martin written by Luis Gómez Escolar, Desmond Child and Draco Rosa…

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