Beyond time, space, energy and matter, and also beyond thoughts, memories and imagination is the reality of ultimate being. Its power is real, but words cannot describe it. Solitude is the way to discover it.
You can choose
By nature, all human beings want the best for their life. You ask, hope or pray to be relieved of pain, but you never pray to be relieved of your happiness. You’re biased for joy. A preference for ‘better’
When I hate my dismal existence, and feel depressed and in misery, I don’t feel like I have energy to do more than the bare minimum. Then taking care of myself is asking too much. So I don’t take
Health is both a precious and a fragile gift. To unpack and to enjoy this gift, you need to know and live by, or adhere to, its principles. To maintain this gift, you need to consistently take specific actions
In 1980, when pesticides poisoned me and the doctor had no remedy, I realized that my health is MY responsibility. I also knew that the bodies of most animals and all humans in nature are made from food, water, oxygen
To complete the chapter on social health, consider the importance of your word. In most situations, you are a free agent, free to give or to withhold your word. You can promise, commit or agree to something, or you can
Western civilization, culture, government and religion were built largely on the insights and teachings of two masters, Socrates and Christ, and on efforts to understand and live by these teachings of self-knowledge for self-mastery. Educated, ‘powerful’ people have also misused
Another consideration of social groups involves looking at the nature of their books of rules and constitutions.
First, all sets of rules and all constitutions are flawed documents. Why? They’re flawed because they’re products of human minds, which are
What price do you pay for membership? Do you give up personal independence and freedom to become and remain a member? Why are you willing to do so? When you’re only weakly committed and unaware that you most truly belong
One of my inventions has made it around the world, far broader than I could have ever done alone, simply because others stole it. Theft of ideas does not diminish me. It enhances me, and that’s sexy. After all, thieves