Synonyms for All That You Are
Often the words that represent the values most of us strive for or at least consider desirable, are synonyms for what we already are. Which is why we don’t need to strive for them and instead, recognize them. Freedom: Try to find the boundaries, the limits, the...
The Centaur, or the Rider and the Horse Delusion
In reality, as Zen reminds us, we are not horseman and horse, with a hiatus between the two. The true symbolic representation of man, in this connexion, should be the centaur, a single creature comprising two aspects separated by no hiatus. We are centaurs but...
Suffering, Flushing, Being Human
Suffering can be difficult. Being taken on a ride of existential despair may feel like vacationing in a meat grinder. (That’s how I felt anyway.) But the pursuit of ending suffering can become its own biggest trap. The initial discontent and...
The Simplest and Most Difficult Suggestion
Accept yourself. It’s the simplest and most profound, yet the most difficult and trickiest suggestion anyone can ever give you. It doesn’t need much to realize that it makes sense. Nothing makes more sense. But the moment you try to do it, you...
The Philosopher’s Worst Nightmare
When you wrestle with existential questions it’s inevitable to reach a certain intellectual end-point. That intellectual end-point is usually not a comfortable one because it comes with two bummers: – I don’t know anything except that I exist (and even...
101 Steps For Transformation