There is only one goal I find worth setting, and that is Buddhahood. How can you know that I mean that? How do you know I'm saying it sincerely, rather than fulfilling the writer's rule that I must grab the reader's attention from the very first line? It doesn't matter…

On the limits of a prescribed method for success — What do pick up artists, social justice warriors and self improvement enthusiasts have in common? They are performing the same fundamental type of action. It can be called 'do this to get that.' (Or 'say this to get that'). …

There can be a perfect decision, but not a correct one — To know a decision was right or wrong, you would need to make an exact copy of yourself to trial the opposite choice. …

Understanding the phenomenon that controls your life — I won’t attempt a definition of “The Mind.” That would get us nowhere since the terms in the definition would themselves need to be defined. …

Why Ego is the greatest corrupter (while money is just its servant) — “There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war, but I would not believe it. I inwardly did nothing” — from Marianne Moore’s poem ‘In Distrust of Merits’ How much of history was hurt reputations wanting duels with…

Your search is for what’s in the way — But if you need to be told that, then whatever it is that you “have already” must be in disguise. It must be hidden behind terms and rumours you’ve picked up which mislead like road signs turned in a false direction. What you already possess is natural rhythms which need…

It’s said that right before Siddhartha Gautama banished Maya forever, thus becoming the Buddha, Maya (representing illusion) appeared to…

Boredom is our response to that which has nothing to teach us. Knowledge about what, geography? About the historical ramifications of the Treaty of Westphalia? No. Knowledge about ourselves. Knowledge as in Understanding, rather than information. One can think of ‘the journey is the destination’ as the pleasurable distractions given…

How self-examination creates the changes reading can’t — Q: Should I devote myself to reading books? A: You can if you want. But it’s unlikely to produce the effect you hope for. Q: Certain people are always talking about the benefits of reading ‘great books.’ Something about the way they talk doesn’t sit easily with me. A: I…