In the elevator, nobody wants to deal with you. It's not about you, though, it's just that human contacts have become inappropriate in public places. I'm aware that I can't change that … [Read more...]
How not to go completely Berserk
I live in New York city. Here everybody hustles. For the non-native english speakers (like me), Hustling means running around trying to make money, one way or another. "You gotta do what you … [Read more...]
True grit and awareness
It's right in front of you, but you avoid it all the time, often for lack of courage. "This" is called the present, it's what happens to you the moment it happens, whether it's a strange wave of … [Read more...]
Getting better at just being yourself
Today, I had to take the train, but the frakking train didn't come. I waited on the platform, feigning casualness as minutes passed, each one drawing me closer to missing my appointment. I … [Read more...]
Emotional self-reliance
"If OK, then OK. If not OK, then OK anyway!" - An Indian man I met in the bus. That was a while ago. I had been working full time with a respected Buddhist teacher for two years and didn't notice any … [Read more...]
If it doesn’t hurt, watch out.
There's a very rare disease that fascinates me, it's called Congenital insensitivity to pain. CIP prevents you from feeling physical pain. You don't want to be born with that genetic … [Read more...]
The Inconvenient Feeling of Empathy
I saw an execution video a few months ago. Rebels from somewhere in the Middle-East had caught a dude from the enemy's side. They laid him on the floor, bound his hands and feet, then they machine … [Read more...]
The meditation scam
Most of us started meditating for the wrong reasons, and fortunately, we missed our goals. We wanted to levitate and read into people's mind like an indian yogi, so we spent hours on a cushion, … [Read more...]
Interview with an Alien
I didn't expect that. The Alien messenger didn't look like a reptile or a heap of slime with a red bulging eye, as a matter of fact, he was disguised as a black UPS delivery guy. Not a bad choice … [Read more...]
Taking care of the now
Of course you can worry about the future, you've been trained enough to do that, but who's going to look after your present? Who's going to breathe, and walk, and eat that sandwich, while you're … [Read more...]