Is being ordinary bad? Zen Approach to routine
Being ordinary is being in balance, in accordance to what is going on. It’s the successful product of life, the working business model. Lower and higher classes are extremes, …
What is emotion? Analysis of emotions through stories
If you had $86,400 in an account and someone stole $10 from you, would you be upset and throw all of the remaining $86,390 away in hopes of getting …
Is it good to complain?
When we were children, we were all complaining, everyone was whining about trivial things. Say, when in the infancy, we were going crazy not to eat our food. We …
Why do we think delusive counterfactual fantasies?
Just like everything else our fantasies, delusions exist for a reason. We make things up because we need them. We need preventive measures; we need scenarios to practice, practice …
Why do we need to focus and concentrate on one thing?
If you want to succeed, if you want to develop, you need to focus, you need to concentrate your attention to a particular piece. Piece after piece, bit after …
Why and how to enjoy little things?
First, we have to notice that we need to enjoy little things, because It’s what is left for us as individuals. You can’t enjoy what’s not meant for you. …
Why do monks make and destroy mandala?
In eastern Asia, there lies a range of mountains. The greatest ones, the roof of the whole planet. At the top of the world, in these misty mountains, there …
What is the type of the universe we’re in?
I always dream about the universe and wonder why, for what cause, on what account is it going on -if it’s really going on- I don’t have a clear …
Eastern vs western philosophy differences in characteristics
It’s really hard to distinguish these two worlds of philosophy. But we’ll try. There are lots of distinctions on their fields and materials. I’m going to distinguish them with …