As I was sitting in meditation, I observed the sense of self getting increasingly subtle. It reached a point where identity disappeared. This is a mind where there is an observer, but there is no identity. Since there is still an observer, this is not full-blown...
Is it true that once you get turned into a vampire, your physical form can never change again? If that’s true, please give me 6 months notice before turning me into a vampire. I would like to do 6 months of intense workout before my physical form becomes...
Emotional self-mastery is not about never having certain emotions, it is about becoming very skillful with them. For example, in Buddhist psychology, there is an important difference between anger and indignation: anger arises out of powerlessness, while indignation...
An easy way to get an injection of self-confidence is to attend a “motivational speech” where some guy speaking perfect English without my funny accent shouts at you and tells you how great you are, “You can succeed, you are great, you can do it!” And everybody...
My hair was a mess, but the Dalai Lama didn’t seem to have that problem. Neither did Matthieu Ricard. I don’t remember what I was laughing about, but I like making fun of enlightened beings.
