Naval Ravikant: Once your health is taken care of, once your material needs are taken care of… You pursue truth, love and beauty. Love I think is important because people want to be loved, because that helps them get over their mortality. It makes them feel a little safer (monkeys huddling in the dark around the campfire, scared of what’s out … Read More
Pursue your natural interests, not success
At first I had titled this “pursue excellence, not success” and I realized that this was my own conditioning and programming that was resisting a blog post about the dangers of pursuing success. When we say the pursuit of excellence, I think that they can imply an end goal a means or an aim to get somewhere and this is … Read More
Know yourself (or if you don’t yet, start with your archetype)
Sometimes it’s tough to know what you want, to know what direction to go, and you may hear lots of different advice from people. Each person is unique – how can I suggest you love books or your someone else suggest you love adventure? Which is right or wrong? While people may influence you – ultimately you must know yourself … Read More
What is the relationship between “Eternal” and “non-Eternal” on the one hand, and “real”” and “false” on the other? How do you make the jump?
Except from a talk by Swami Sarvapriyananda: No Mind Q&A June 3, 2018 Just because something is non-eternal, temporary doesn’t mean it’s not real. That’s what that’s our reaction, all of this [pointing to the world], it is non-eternal, we know. And yes, of course, it’s very good, very soon we’re going to bring the session to a close. It’s … Read More
The Prince of Kashi
Long, long ago, in a kingdom in India, a play was being staged in the royal court. It was called, “The Princess of Kashi.” The role of the Princess of Kashi was to be played by a little girl. Since there was no little girl in the palace, the queen thought that the prince, who was five at the time, … Read More
One thing
There is one thing that when cultivated and regularly practiced leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension, to vision and knowledge, to a happy life here and now, and to the culmination of wisdom and awakening. And what is that one thing? Mindfulness centered on the body.
When the ambulance drives by
One of the things I tell my daughters to say as an ambulance or firetruck or police drives by is: “Go save them!” As cheesy as that sounds, its something I do myself (or at least say a silent prayer “Om shanti” which means “Peace”) for those people who are in distress. When we don’t do things like this – … Read More
Saying “Hi” practice
Often when I walk down the street, I say hi as someone walks by. And I find, others don’t always say hi! Maybe I wasn’t clear or loud? Maybe I have something in my teeth? Maybe my smile is too creepy? No. OR… Maybe they’re just rude? Thinking something, busy worrying? Think I want something from them? Who knows! I’m … Read More
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