A Short Intro
Seeing
Seeing is an act of touching the infinite with one’s own depth.
Understanding 2
Understanding is incomplete without awareness of what you do not know.
Black and White
Text without understanding is just black and white. Breath without understanding is just a sequence of inhalations and exhalations.
Understanding and Growth
Understanding transforms books into knowledge. Inner growth transforms life into wisdom.
Without Inner Growth
Without wealth, being poor. Without inner growth, thinking and acting against oneself.
The Deepest Ignorance
The deepest ignorance is being certain one knows something when one does not.
Paying Off Debt
Fixing only symptoms is buying on credit. Solving causes is paying off debt.
A Better Alternative to Aging
A better alternative to living as an old person is to live as a senior, who others need advice from.
Truly Helping Others 3
Genuinely helping others starts with helping oneself by addressing the inner obstacles.
What You See and What You Know
What you see is because of what you do not see. What you know is because of what you do not know.
Knowing Not Knowing 4
Recognizing what we do not know opens new doors.
Deeper Than Truth
The cause of truth is deeper than the truth itself.
Something More Important Than Thoughts
What your thoughts reveal about you is often more important than what you think about.
Thinking Beyond Thinking
Thinking with awareness and intention is thinking beyond thinking.
In Charge of the Worlds
If we are not in charge of the inner world, we are not in charge of the outer world.
The Desire and the Cost
Ignorance of the cost turns desire into a trap.
What Truly Matter
You miss what truly matters to you while chasing what you think is important.
Self-Disconnection and Actions
It is difficult to do what truly helps you but easy to do the opposite when you are disconnected from yourself.
Self-Disconnection and a Servant
Even with all the wealth and power, living disconnected from oneself makes one a servant.
Self-Disconnection and a Dreamer
To be disconnected from oneself is to be a dreamer convinced one is awake.
Thinking Beyond Thinking
Thinking with awareness and intention is thinking beyond thinking.
A Brighter Future Through Benefiting Others
Benefiting others honors and repays the sacrifices and contributions of all living beings that made our lives possible, creating a brighter future for all.
A Powerful Engine for Humanity 2
Inner growth is a powerful engine for humanity.
Rediscovering Self and Nonself
Self does not exist on its own but exists with nonself.
Breathing Beyond Breathing
Being with one’s breath is breathing beyond breathing.
Breath as a Mirror
Being with one’s breath reveals inner blind spots.
What Meditation Is Not
Meditation is not quieting the mind but realizing that we create the noise we seek to quiet.
Meditation and Mona Lisa
You do not need to eliminate your thoughts to meditate, just as you do not need to eliminate the background of the Mona Lisa to appreciate the painting.
Meditation and Mona Lisa 2
Much like the scenery from the Mona Lisa, mental chatter is a background of meditation, not an obstacle to it.
Self-Disconnection and Exploiters 2
Living disconnected from ourselves creates an environment in which deceivers and exploiters can thrive.
The Greatest Obstacle
We are our own greatest obstacle if we remain strangers to ourselves.
The Greatest Obstacle 2
External knowledge cannot overcome the barrier of not understanding what one’s own body and mind are doing.
One Breath and One Lesson
One breath at a time and one lesson a day lead to a brighter tomorrow.
No Time to Breathe
A busy mind has no time to breathe.
Breath and Wellness
Struggling to breathe indicates that something is not well. The same is true for struggling to be with the breath.
Pleasure as Revelation 3
Pleasure reveals invisible parts of oneself.
Above Pleasure Below Pleasure 2
If you do not follow pleasure but pleasure follows you, you are above the pleasure. If you follow pleasure, you are below the pleasure.
Fundamental Knowledge 2
Understanding what our bodies and minds are doing is fundamental knowledge. Without it, we become our own greatest obstacles regardless of how much we know.
Intelligence and Wisdom
Knowing truth is intelligence. Knowing truth in untruth is wisdom.
True Intelligence
Intelligence that is not aware of its own ignorance is not true intelligence.
Adults
One who speaks with genuine motivation to benefit others is an adult, especially if what he says can truly benefit them.
The Highest Self-Benefit
Benefiting others with genuine motivation is the highest form of self-benefit.
Giving Up Peace
To have hatred is to give up peace.
True Victory
True victory is a victory without losers, where everyone wins.
Our Power, Privilege and Gift
Acting with genuine motivation to benefit others is our power, privilege and gift as human beings that advance ourselves and the world.
Earning Money
The true value of earning money lies in the lessons it teaches.
Rediscovering Work
Work is a school of life. It is a place where you learn how to live. Salary is a scholarship.
Rediscovering Work 2
If you only work for money, you miss out on something more valuable. It is like going to school only for the scholarship while ignoring the lessons.
Information, Not Event
It is the information that you know, not the actual event itself, when you read, for example, a book that says the earth was formed four billion years ago.
The Best and Even Better
What you have now is the best you can have at the moment. Be grateful for it and use it well. You will have even better things in the future.
The Power of Mind Over Body
The mind has the power to heal and harm the body.
Gaining Without Seeking
The deepest gain comes not from what we take but from what we give with genuine motivation and intention without expecting anything in return.
Honoring Being Alive
By making intentional daily choices, we can honor the profound reality that we are alive.
Ordinary Acts as Celebrations
We can celebrate the profound reality of being alive by approaching our ordinary actions with intention and gratitude.
Prosperity
Without inner prosperity, prosperity is a superficial shine that hides dark realities.
Human Progress Without Inner Growth
Although we conquer the external world, our progress is superficial if we remain strangers to ourselves.
Human Progress Without Inner Growth 2
Growing outwardly while remaining stagnant inwardly is like adding more floors to a building with a deteriorating foundation.
Human Progress Without Inner Growth 3
Outer growth without inner growth leads to collapse.
Human Progress and Inner Growth 2
The ultimate measure of human progress is not what we build but who we become.
A Brighter Future Through Benefiting Others
Benefiting others honors and repays the sacrifices and contributions of all living beings that made our lives possible, creating a brighter future for all.
The Roles of Darkness
Darkness separates true light from false light.
Darkness Calls
Darkness calls for light. Shine yours.
Light Prevails
Darkness is a prelude to the light.
Light Prevails 2
When the world descends into darkness, the dawn awakens.
Flourishing From Within
Flourishing starts within.
source: New Direction Archive