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Pathless Path
Nothing is ever straightforward. Everything is a fucking paradox. Every question has not two but a multitude of answers. Walking to the job of my dreams feels like being led to the gallows. I am not okay with a building … Continue reading
“Rest is resistance. Free yourself from grind culture and reclaim your life”
You are enough simply by being alive. Thank you for living. Thank you for resisting. Thank you for creating. Thank you for dreaming. Thank you for resting.
Posted in downshifting
Tagged burnout, downshifting, grind, hustle, rest, slowing down
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It’s raining monks 😊
I love art by René Magritte. His Golconda (below) made me wonder how it would look like with a Buddhist twist and if it was staged in nature. I can’t paint but AI can, better than me anyway, so the … Continue reading
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Tagged AI art, art therapy, Buddhist monks, digital art, Rene Magritte
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“Nahuatl Blessing” — Native American Prayer
Video source: TikTok I release my parentsfrom the feeling that they failed me…I release my childrenfrom the need to bring me pride,so they may carve their own pathsaccording to what their hearts constantly whisper in their ears. I release my … Continue reading
Feeling empty inside
“Rather than seeing this emptiness as something to be feared or immediately filled, consider it an invitation to question and reimagine. It’s your soul’s way of saying that you’re ready for something more meaningful, more aligned, and more genuinely yours … Continue reading
Why we are more alone than ever. Friction, uncertainty, love and AI. Esther Perel with Trevor Noah.
A fascinating discussion on the state of modern psyche between two people who I really admire and respect. I found their thoughts on the loneliness epidemic and its relation to uncertainty particularly insightful.
“Listening to Our Ancestors’ Voices”
With practice, we can see that our wounded child is not only us. Our wounded child may represent several generations. Our mother may have suffered throughout her life. Our father may have suffered. Perhaps our parents weren’t able to look … Continue reading
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Tagged generational trauma, inner child healing, Thich Nhat Hahn, wounded child
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How to overcome fear of loneliness
My loneliness was shaped like absence.I had not fear — but terror — of it,Sobbing into a pillow every night,Grasping at people, things and momentsTo fill the void. I felt alone in a large family in a small house,Watching fireworks … Continue reading
If you were to let go of the pursuit of happiness, what would you do?
The pursuit of happiness for its own sake is a fool’s errand. As a goal it is frivolous and unrealistic—frivolous because happiness is a transient state dependent on many conditions, and unrealistic because life is unpredictable and pain may arise … Continue reading
The true meaning of success (Yogananda)
Success can only be measured by the extent that you have inner peace and mental control that enable you to be happy in all circumstances. — Yogananda This talk was exactly what I needed to hear as I navigate a … Continue reading
Drama or ease?
We can either meet life with tension and drama and difficulty and a sense of problem, or with ease and graciousness and fluidity. Regular practice (I do kriya yoga meditation twice a day) helps. I am on a more even … Continue reading
Chaos and order
I am reading a wonderful book The Heart Aroused by David Whyte, a half Scottish, half Irish poet living in America. The whole book is a gem — full of poetic and philosophic reflections on what 9-5 corporate work does … Continue reading
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