One of the world’s greatest spiritual teachers on how to live a life beyond suffering — #1: “What You Are Is Where You Have Been. What You’ll Be Is What You Do Now.” Everything that’s important is manifested in the present moment. The past is here, in the form of what’s leftover as you and your environment. The future is here, in the form of the actions you take now. Spend less time stuck in the past or the future. They aren’t real…

One dominating thought is the key to peace of mind — The Mind Is Your Most Powerful Tool And therefore, it is dangerous. It’s the Matrix-like machine that organizes life into the story that you experience. Like any massive, powerful machine, you have to be sober to operate it. Like a car, the mind carries us from one event to the next. If you’re sober, clear-minded and intent…

Meditation gives you the superpower of being able to see your own mind — The Nature Of Suffering The mind is, by nature, active and creative. Because it’s alive. Just as the Earth sprouts trees and mountains, and the ocean sprouts waves — the mind sprouts thoughts and experiences. In an undisciplined mind, cravings grow like weeds in a garden. …

The mind perceives, and then the heart let’s you know if your perception matches the Holy Spirit’s. — What Are Emotions? Emotions are communications from the subconscious, the heart. Their purpose is to help your mind learn to love and enjoy life, and to learn to share that joy with others. When you hear “emotions are always valid,” it can be unsettling. …

Pleasure fades like vapor; spiritual joy stays with you forever. — “The joy of the spirit ever abides, But not what seems pleasant to the senses. Both these, differing in their purpose, prompt Us to action. All is well for those who choose The joy of the spirit, but they miss The goal of life who prefer the pleasant. Perennial joy or passing pleasure? This is the…

From the pen of naughty Nietzsche — Your Guilt Is Not Your Fault “ ‘He who seeks, easily gets lost. All loneliness is guilt.’ — thus speaks the herd. And you have long belonged to the herd.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra If you are a creative, then you threaten the status quo of the world. “The herd” values safety above all…

According to one of the verses from the Upanishads — The Shvetashvatara Upanishad sings praise to the “Lord of Love” within our hearts. Another name for it is God, in modern Christian language. In the language of psychology, you might call it your “highest value.” No matter what your individual life circumstances may be, it all boils down to the…

Relate every moment to your goal — what are you creating right now, and why? — The Gift Of Imperfection As creatives, we often have a wonderful idea for a project. Then we sit around, wondering when the universe will ever gift us with a perfect life, one where it would be easy to complete the project. One where we magically just have everything we want because we “deserve it.” …

The right thoughts come on their own when you have a clear intention — Thoughts Are Only Shadows Of Life Thinking means mental activity. It is the mind generating its own images and feelings and words to experience. Don’t get me wrong — as a nerd, as a writer, I love thinking. But the world consists of more than the mental plane. Below, there is the physical world, this Earth…