We are extracting meaning from our minds and our own lives. The flexibility with which we do that may influence how we change our minds, therefore our lives.
Black Hole
‘To believe or to not believe’ … an informational ‘black hole’ that prevents one from experimenting, understanding and moving on. Preferably moving on to a new level of understanding and being, from where one can enjoy a new degree of freedom.
New Year Resolutions?
Thinking about making New Year Resolutions? You might consider making a commitment about how you want to be, besides what you want to do. Actually, it is reasonable to believe that we do things because of what we imagine we feel when we accomplish those deeds. The bad news is that we are deeply [...]
The Gift of Now
My first book, to be launched at the Gaudeamus Book Fair, in Bucharest Saturday, November 26, 2011, 14.00 hrs, Editura Herald. A book of words and images about attentive presence, mindful awareness, mind-stretching exercises, creativity in daily life, visual meditations and reflection for life enhancement.
A Happy Mind
When you are content with what you have, the mind settles down. When you delight in giving, the mind becomes light. When you realize that what you have is already good, when you cultivate contentment and generosity, when you learn how to let go of holding on and holding back, you can begin to transform the negative mind into [...]
Healthy Skepticism
We know we have the right to ask questions, but we exercise that right mostly by asking questions to others and expecting answers, solutions, explanations, excuses, justifications, advice. We seldom exercise that right with ourselves. When we do it, we neglect to take the time to listen to our deeper response. We are accustomed to [...]
Freedom Beyond Conditions
Acceptance brings awareness and clarity. Resitance brings confusion and frustration. To accept means to simply acknowledge that things are as they are. No judgement, approval or rejection. Just pure awareness, in the moment. Remember the spaciousness of your mind, how it can embrace all that is, without being thrown off balance. Between the [...]
Moving Beyond Emotions
Emotions are really moving. Go ahead and feel the emotion… Disappointment or enthusiasm, sadness or joy, anger or love, it will move into something else. Let go of the label you have been accustomed to stick on the movement. Feel the energy, become aware of its coming and going. Be alert to the information your [...]
The Power of Balance
To be able to generate happiness, we usually need to feel secure and balanced. But how can we feel secure when we are thrown off balance, and into reactivity, by all kinds of external circumstances and internal mind events, whether we interpret them as positive or negative? At one moment we are on top [...]
Freedom from Happiness Stress
Our brains are harwired to pursue reward, pleasure and survival, to avoid punishment, pain and distress. We are culturally programmed to think about those two states as happiness and suffering, and society teaches us countless ways in which to run in this lifelong race to gain the big prize of happiness, preferably without ever [...]
