The spiritual Self is often depicted as the opposite concept of the ego-self. But if we see the spiritual Self as our true nature, then it is a fundamentally different paradigm than the ego (what we usually consider to be us). So let me start by saying,...
The title of this article might not be what you expected. Why would you congratulate someone in the depth of an existential depression? What could possibly be good about a crisis characterized by futility and meaninglessness? Well, it might feel...
“What is the greatest wonder? Each day death strikes, and we live as though we were immortal. This is the greatest wonder.” – The Mahabharata Let’s get to something uncomfortably real, shall we? Death. The attachment to life is...
“The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.” – Antisthenes We all would like to believe we are thinking for ourselves, but honestly, we are not. For most of my life, I can tell you, I have hardly been...
In my teenage years, I had a somewhat neurotic behavior. Every time I said or did something I considered as bad, I prayed for forgiveness. Unconsciously, I had created an image of God who punishes me for bad behavior, and the only way to avoid divine...
“You are good enough as you are. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” – Maya Angelou Chances are at some point in your life, you have asked yourself the question, “Am I good enough?” It might have been just an hour ago. ...