If I focus only on expecting positive results from the outside world, I may or will never succeed for the better and be happier since many of them depend on things, events, people for which and for whom I have little or no control whatsoever. But if I focus mostly in changing myself, I may […]
The stream of thoughts The stream of our thoughts has enormous power and momentum that can easily drag you along. It is like sitting on a little kayak in the middle of a lethal white river. Our emotions are like whirlpools in which we are sucked. Every thought pretends that it is real and […]
Escaping from boredom Few days ago, feeling somewhat bored I decided to escape from boredom and write something about this negative feeling. Here is the stuff, obviously pretty boring. Definition: Boredom is a feeling of displeasure, impatience and emptiness arising out of a conflict between a constant need for significant physical and or mental […]
Listening to silence Whenever there is silence around you learn to jump on it, to grab it and to listen to it. You will reap a miracle of Nature. That means just pay attention, be […]
The present moment, you and your ego Part#1 How to be friend with your life Try to answer the following question?: How often are your mind and body doing the same thing at the same time? For example 1) while you are driving is your mind is driving? 2) while you are watching TV is […]
Here are 3 questions for the sceptic minds:
Complaining & resentment (EGO series #2) Complaining about an issue that required attention and solution is perfectly OK. But how often do you complain knowing very well there is usually nothing one can do about or, that your listener doesn’t care too much about your statement? So, there are two types of complains: the former […]
Content and structure of our ego (EGO series 1-0) Our self –identification with things Deep in our subconscious mind, the role of our ego is to protect, to enhance and to please the “self” and its image. Unfortunately, it is also the main culprit of our unhappiness and dissatisfactions through endless desires, negative feelings, […]
Whenever there is silence around you learn to jump on it, to grab it and to listen to it. You will reap a miracle of Nature. That means just to pay attention, to be aware of silence without any analytic discriminating mind. Not easy since listening to silence is a very difficult skill to learn […]
Usually, “feeling doing nothing” is a poor advice to follow if you want to feel better. Yet, a growing body of scientific literature shows that the practice of mindfulness thoughtlessly has significant positive impacts on our body and mind. There are two ways of being mindful. It depends on its purpose.
