Tag Archives: peace
What if not knowing what next is an achievement?
I’ve been mini-retired for 6 months. Retirement is a great way to practice emptiness. Six months of non-doing and facing uncertainty is when I usually hit the psychological threshold and the monkey brain spirals into anxiety. You know the script … Continue reading
This 👇
This sums up the manifesto of this blog, my key values and is a signpost for anyone starting on a spiritual journey.
Advice I would give my 20 year old self #happiness
On Quora there are plenty of Q&A along the lines of ‘looking back, what would you advise your 20 year old?’ I think I finally have the answer and it’s not ‘eat less sugar and floss daily’ (though this advice … Continue reading
How to fail better and not spiral into anxiety every time you make an ass of yourself #happiness
Recently I screwed up big time at work and panicked. It’s been a while since I experienced such anxiety when your heart races, you get tunnel vision, beat up yourself endlessly and your mind is engaged into a negative thought loop, … Continue reading
Dalai Lama – happiness is measured by whether you have inner peace in your heart
This post on Facebook helped me finally nail how I define success and why I made career choices in my life that I made. It’s not about title or money, it’s about whether you made peace with yourself. Buddha had … Continue reading
Don’t worry, be grumpy by Ajahn Brahm #happiness #talk
I have been sceptical of Google talks before. They seemed too long. However I am glad I stuck out with this one by Ajahn Brahm (a Buddhist monk from Australia). Even despite the poo story somewhere in the second half … Continue reading
Timber Hawkeye (Buddhist Bootcamp) on happiness, and his ‘tshirt slogans’
In this video Timber Hawkeye does not say anything new. He is not the greatest of speakers (no offence). But it’s how he says it – it comes from his heart and he really means it. Also when he speaks, … Continue reading
