The neurotic who learns to laugh at himself may be on the way to self-management, perhaps to cure. Gordon W. Allport, The Individual and His Religion Austrian psychiatrist, philosopher, and author Viktor Frankl spent four years in different concentration camps during the second world war. From the ashes of his horrific experiences during his imprisonment […]
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The Fear of Missing Out
Desire can be a significant hindrance to living a purposeful and tranquil life. As soon as we want something, we fall into a state of lack, and we feel restless. And the obvious way out is to fulfill that desire so that we can feel content and happy again. A much-discussed phenomenon in the current […]
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Reasons Not to Worry What Others Think
You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing. Richard Phillips Feynman It’s generally a good idea to care about other people’s opinions to some degree, as they could contain […]
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Reasons to Stop Worrying 📽️
The ability to plan for the future is a cornerstone of our civilization. The human race would never have flourished if we didn’t organize, arrange, design, prepare, and delay gratification for greater causes. Take, for example, this structure: the Kölner Dom, which is a massive cathedral in the German city of Cologne. The construction began […]
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8 Ways to Enter the Present Moment 📽️
Many spiritual and religious traditions talk about the human tendency to spend too much time outside the present moment. According to a Harvard University study, we spend almost fifty percent of the time we are awake, not thinking about what we are doing. So, what are we thinking about instead? Well, we either ruminate about […]
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Why the Mind Hates Meditation 📽️
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one’s mind – this is the teaching of the Buddha. The Buddha, Dhammapada, 14-183 Meditation has been scientifically proven to have many health benefits, like reduced anxiety and better emotional health. While this is great, I also see many people struggling with incorporating meditation in […]
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The Joy of a Simple Life 📰
Hello everyone! This week is my third short sabbatical, although I can’t really say it is. I still have a lot of work to do, although I’ve granted myself a slower pace. I’ve already created and uploaded Wednesday’s and Sunday’s videos, so my channel will go auto-pilot the coming days which is a huge relief. […]
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Nostalgia | Why do we mourn the past? 📽️
People are divided about how we should approach these intense experiences related to past events, called nostalgia. Some people just love to immerse themselves in memories, good or bad and take deep journeys into the realm of the former. Other people avoid clinging to memories because this only makes them sad. So, can we see […]
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10 Things That Disturb Inner Peace 📽️
Let’s do some backward thinking today. In order to achieve inner peace, we might want to explore what actually stands in the way of achieving it, so we can eliminate these things and reach a state of tranquility. In this video, I will present to you 10 things that disturb inner peace. 1) The need […]
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When I Stopped Pursuing Peaks 📰
My former thesis supervisor is one of the few people I have met in my life that truly enjoys solitude. The last time I spoke to her was back in 2015. Recently I dropped her an email to see how she is doing and if she is up for a chat. The next day I […]
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