Pause Take a breath Pause whatever you’re doing — pause close your eyes and take a long breath or 2 or 10 or set a timer, a short MEDITATIVE INTERLUDE And the less you want to pause — the more VITAL it is that you pause Because chances are you don’t know where …
Tag: Peace
More “GOOD”
I don’t hold on to “good” I am always cognizant of the opportunity cost There’s always something else I could be doing — that is ALSO “good” It doesn’t have to be “the best!”. I do not mean it in an ambitious sense. I don’t crave enhancement I just don’t take “good” so seriously …
Stress Is Inefficient
Stress ultimately is inefficient Stress ultimately is inefficient because you burn your precious (energy, time) resources on being stressed Stress is a stepping stone Stress, engendered by necessity, will take you from laziness to productivity Only what’s next? Only what’s next? It’s laziness again Productive laziness, effortless productivity Stress is thus …
Forgive But Don’t Forget
Forgive but don’t forget Obviously don’t forget: you don’t want to make the same mistake twice But do forgive Why do you forgive? Because life is short This day is beautiful Do you want to spoil this beauty with that petty ugliness? Do you want to spoil this short, precious life — harbouring …
Injustice For Injustice
You don’t pay for injustice with injustice Then you are unjust Then you are unjust and then get paid with injustice, again Injustice only ends when you end injustice You are the world
Hostility is Violence
Hostility is violence To want to see someone “get what he deserves”, “get punished”, “be taken down a peg”, is to be violent. To insult someone, to mock someone, to deride someone, is to be violent. To not want the best for your fellow human beings, for your brothers, for your enemies, is to be …
When You Do The Right Thing — You Become Peaceful
When you do the right thing — you become peaceful When you do your best — you become peaceful Life is really not that complicated There’s whatever is necessary, truly necessary And then there is only how you settle it You can settle it the best you can, do your best, do the right …
The Meaning Of Punishment Is To Tighten The Feedback Loop
The meaning of punishment is not to “punish” those deserving of punishment That’s because life itself does the punishing for you The meaning of punishment is to tighten the feedback loop — so that you learn from your mistakes, before it’s too late Life itself does the punishing for you The killer sees knifes …
Existential Distraction
politics ideologies global changes (macro) social challenges success stories predictions fucking weather celebrities anything that ever existed on social media news all of that is an existential distraction none of it matters at all none of it matters at all none of it matters next to the REAL problems the problems of existence …
Criticising Your Neighbour
I begin to doubt the existence of such thing as VALID CRITICISM OF A PERSON You can only criticise ideas and attitudes I’m the last to avoid offending But when I see a fool I just see foolishness When I see a fraud I just see confusion When I see an evil-doer I just …