If you believe that one man’s pleasure is another man’s pain then you are essentially condemning someone to pain Zero sum games are not even unproductive but destructive Competition is a waste of time and resources We need neither competition nor equal distribution You don’t have to be better then others, not …
Category: Spirituality
Dissipation – Moderation – Safety – Exploration
Sensual desires are nothing in comparison with the psyche’s craving for permanence It’s better to be dissipated then safe Dissipation is futile and vain but at least it’s a genuine try Safety it is ever doomed because there is no safety there is no permanence no escape from death no escape from change …
Musings: Letting Go
Not-letting-go brought more suffering then letting-go ever did You may not get where you wanted to get but if you transcend the want in the first place — there is nothing that’s ever forsaken. Oft it’s the unwillingness to let go which keeps us from getting where we want to get, Compulsive need …
All Memory is Confabulation
All memory is confabulation We are way too confident in veracity of our memory Memory it’s an image taken by shortsighted eyes Words recorded by prejudiced ears Events translated by biased cognition Wise mistrusts memory Wise understands the uniqueness of every moment Wise is ready to meet every situation anew, only …
Be With Your Desire
Don’t pretend you don’t want something. Don’t assert that you can’t get something. It’s just another way of deceiving yourself. Be with your desire. Respect it. Seek to understand it. You may already know that it’s attainment is not ultimately significant — but the problem of self-delusion is of paramount gravity. Therefore do whatever …
Own Your Shame
You repress what you’re ashamed of about yourself — which in turn prevents you from addressing it’s very cause. It’s a vicious circle. You must OWN what you’re ashamed of. Laugh at it, really! The more you’re ashamed of something the more it will paralyse you, and control you. The more important is the matter …
Delusion Will Always Thrive When There Is Not Simplicity
Is psyche simple? It could be. It probably is not, for most of us. Our mind is like a cluttered room. There’s a lot of stuff in it. Some useful. Some useless. Some old and some new. Some at the front desk and some thrown somewhere under the rug. Most of that stuff is garbage. …
Appereances Are Not Really Shallow
Appearances are not really shallow It’s your perception which is shallow Your perception is shallow and incomplete You don’t truly see the person, or the thing To make things worse — you see your own projections, your own mirages Your preconception about the person, about the thing, is the very definition of …
Happiness Is Underrated
Happiness is underrated Happiness is the true mark of success We signal success with silly trinkets and titles and stories — rather then with a smile. Happiness is still underrated when we babble so much about success and money and growth — rather then simply smile. Happiness is still underrated …
Can’t Borrow Life
You can’t borrow the life you want, the happiness you seek. You can only ever take your OWN life — and make it the way you want it, the way you dreamed it. If you borrow life from somewhere else — it can never be your life. To live someone else’s life is …