The HAPPY Intellect: Recent Episodes
Meredith Forder
Think your way to a happier life with Meredith Forder — a self development specialist who specialises in the science of human happiness.
PEACE is a state of mind that we all have access to; it's just a matter of tweaking our habits, so that we can utilise the spiritual time of the day.
This soundbite is from a conversation between Lezette East and Meredith Forder on becoming a better human.
For more self development tips, visit The Happy Intellect.
What does it mean to you to be a better human? In this episode we look at how you become a better human by performing right action. Right action is doing what is right, not necessarily doing what you like. In life, sometimes what we like to do is detrimental, like eating that extra piece of chocolate cake. Right action is action that helps you become a better human.
This soundbite is from a conversation between Lezette East and Meredith Forder on becoming a better human.
For more self development tips, visit The Happy Intellect.
A bully is someone who has to put others down just to feel better about themselves when you understand this then you will feel compassion for the bully. The poor fellow is so insecure within himself that he has to put others down just to feel better about himself. It’s sad.
This soundbite is from a conversation between Lezette East and Meredith Forder on what's lacking in today's education system.
For more self development tips, visit The Happy Intellect.
Children learn from adults. So if an adult is hurt and reacts emotionally, a child will think that that's normal, and in a similar situation will react the same way. If we want to teach our kids how to handle challenges then we have to show them through our own actions. So, instead of reacting emotionally and getting upset, assess the situation. See it AS IT IS. Then respond rationally, in a dignified manner.
This soundbite is from a conversation between Lezette East and Meredith Forder on what's lacking in today's education system.
For more self development tips, visit The Happy Intellect.
Kids need to love to go to school. So the vision is to have kids wake up on a Monday morning and love the idea of going to school. Jump out of bed; can’t wait to get there, because this is a place of learning and drawing out who they really are.
This soundbite is from a conversation between Lezette East and Meredith Forder on what's lacking in today's education system.
For more self development tips, visit The Happy Intellect.
Which would you prefer to be in the drivers seat of your personality, a child or an adult? Today, the children are driving the vehicle of our personality. It’s dangerous. What we need is to have the adult in the driver’s seat and the child in the passenger seat. Then the child (mind) will be happy.
This soundbite is from a conversation between Lezette East and Meredith Forder on what's lacking in today's education system.
For more self development tips, visit The Happy Intellect
In ancient India, in the Vedic times, education not only focused on maths and science, it also focused on personality development, which brings about a happy and successful individual. — This soundbite is from a conversation between Lezette East and Meredith Forder on what's lacking in today's education system.
For more, visit The Happy Intellect
Nature IS what it IS. Humans, on the other hand, try to be something they’re not — and they think by pretending to be someone they’re not, they're impressing others. Your role is to understand your nature. You don’t have to impress anybody, because people are impressed when you’re just being yourself. — This soundbite is from a conversation between Lezette East and Meredith Forder.
For more, visit The Happy Intellect
In this podcast, Meredith is presenting a talk to a group of spiritual seekers. She explains how the first step in meditation is preparation. She says that without preparing your mind, meditation becomes difficult and ineffective.
She explains how the 3 ancient spiritual practices of Karma, Bhakti and Gnana Yogas reduce ego and quieten the mind. Thus preparing the mind for meditation.