Why is it that the ancient philosophers and spiritual thinkers refused to write down their ideas? Socrates never wrote a book, the Buddha, Jesus, nor Confucius either. Perhaps it was their oral tradition where the transmission of knowledge happened through communication and socialization. The constant discourse, dialogues, and storytelling that we contemporaries reflect upon and …
Life is stressful. Nobody can escape stress, but we can become more aware of it. Stress develops in three stages: 1. The alarm reaction 2. The stage of resistance 3. The stage of exhaustion Everyone goes through these three stages constantly through their lives. Jobs get stressful and push us to the brink of burnout …
The strongest and most brilliant individuals I know have two things in common. The first is they are kind. Always going out of their way to help others. The second is they are humble. Always bringing their accomplishments down to earth. One thing I have noticed however is that there seems to be a tendency …
Something has had me in constant pain for the last few years. I’m constantly reaching for the life inside me and in doing so, the inner energy has brought on immense discomfort. Just a few years ago, I believe I had an ego death. I found myself a successful, overachiever with everything I ever wanted …
Plato wrote that human beings are just like precious metals (gold, silver, and bronze), and come from the earth. That any person can be made of these three different metals and can alchemize into a higher or lower metal throughout their lives. Gold people are exceptional. They are the kings and leaders in the early …
This year has been deep with spiritual practice. While recovering from a chronic illness and having my recent doctor’s appointment two years later clear me of PASC/long covid, I have found another perspective from my previous logical self. That perspective is simple. That some things just cannot be explained. I learned this the hard way …
Yesterday, I was reading the second book of “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”. I had a moment of deep internalization after reading the following passages: “But now learn this too: the will itself is still a prisoner. Willing liberates; but what is it that puts even the liberator himself in fetters? ‘It was’—that is the name of …
This year I’ve taken on an experiment with biohacking. Over the last couple years, I had come across a man from Iceland called “The Iceman” whose method (The Wim Hof Method) has taken the world by storm throughout the pandemic. His method is fairly simple. It’s about 10 minutes of deep breathing and 3 minutes …
In Nietzsche’s book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, he talks about a type of person he saw as both poisonous and destructive. “Lo! I teach you the Superman! The Superman is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: the Superman shall be the meaning of the earth! I conjure you, my brethren, remain true to …
You’ve heard the common advice to “be yourself”. Everyone tells you to just do it, but it has little translation as to what it actually means. How can you be yourself if you don’t know who you even are? One common metaphor that people use to describe this way to “be yourself” is to chisel …
