‘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.
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.
Past Present Future
Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Look deeply at life as it is. In the very here and now, the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom. We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. [...]
What Do I Really Want?
Why are so many people unclear about what they “really” want? One reason is that the noise of the many thoughts about what you think you want prevents you from hearing what your inner voice tells you about how you wish to feel. To acquire clarity about what you really want, it helps to make [...]
Illusions and Truths
The illusion-of-truth effect states that a person is more likely to believe a familiar statement than an unfamiliar one. It seems that we are more likely to rate as true statements which we have previously heard, even if we don’t consciously remember having heard them, regardless of the actual validity of the statement. In some [...]
Mind Your Mind
We are very much accustomed to “minding our steps” when we walk on the roads of life, whether we cross a street, get married or embark on a professional project. What we seldom do is “minding our mind” so as to be able to build a life for ourselves that involves reaching our full potential [...]
Helping People versus Serving People
We were three volunteers working in the kitchen of the Center – setting tables, serving food, washing dishes, cleaning the place. The guests, children and adults, standing in a row for the food, eating, taking the tray and dishes back to the kitchen. The all-pervading intention to help and to be grateful that you can [...]
Thinking and Understanding
I had a new understanding about how doubting and believing hinders my personal and professional work. For me, both are a result of what I would call left-brain ‘stagnant polarity thinking’. This state of mind hinders the transformation of Consciousness into Information. They are colored by an emotional state, negative when doubting, positive when believing. [...]
