We choose to assume that what we do and are is centrally important. All our thoughts, actions and endeavors arise with ourselves in mind. Even helping others could be seen as a self serving act. Perhaps it is reasonable to state that helping others is being less self-centered. However, how much do we help? Is …
Even when we are lucky enough to get what we want, we continue to seek sensorial gratification. The reason for this might be the ingrained association between our environment and what we deem as ourselves. The generation of needs thus stems mainly from our senses which connects our being with what is around and within …
What I see has no hold over me What I hear has no hold over me What I smell has no hold over me What I touch has no hold over me What I taste has no hold over me What I think has no hold over me There is suffering. That is the first …
Contemplation has been simply defined as regarding steadily. The act of sustaining attention on any mental ‘figure’ which could include a construct, a perspective or even an image or feeling involves filtering out distractions. This steady regard or holding in mind is an awareness of the content as well as the space wherein the content …
A state of flow is thought of as hard to come by. Perhaps that is because we picture ourselves as autonomous and independent, and as entities. We assume our survival and our happiness depends on that. We cannot function without the distinction between inner and outer, between self and other. A little bit of reflection …
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