How many times do you choose the easy route rather than the wise route? How many times do you close your eyes to wrongdoings even though you should speak your mind? How many times do you follow the crowd even though your conscience tells you to do otherwise? Are you simply taking the easy way out? It ...
2001-09-11 New York, USA / Final 5 Minutes / Die letzten 5 Minuten / Ultimos 5 Minutos / Ultimos 5 Minutos
Making a phone call is not that efficient, and it will keep getting less and less efficient in the next few years. In the near future, robotic 'butlers' will talk to you. This might sound futuristic, but Millennials know the benefits of digital communication better. They want results, not a lengthy discussion. There is a chance the ...
Schizophrenia in Humans / Schizophrenie bei Menschen / Esquizofrenia em Humanos / Esquizofrenia en Humanos
You begin to understand what is divine through your efforts to be present. Presence is Consciousness. Since sustained or continuous presence is only achieved with effort, you eventually recognize that being present, being truly awake, is the rarest and highest of all experiences. It is an experience that can so easily be undervalued, but when experienced deeply ...
Be You Tiful / Sei du Selbst / Seja você Mesmo / Sé tú Misma
If you continuously compete with others, you become bitter. But if you continuously compete with yourself you become better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rZtdUjLxc For women, being exposed to overly perfected images of women, even briefly, can trigger body shame, body dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety, and eating disordered attitudes and behaviors. Stop comparing yourself to others, it is killing you. Comparison kills joy. ...
2018-09-09 Natal, Brazil / My father was called Angel / Mein Vater hieß Angel / Meu pai se chamava Angel / Mi padre se llamaba Angel
I was not paying attention at the time to the good example my father set. He was not consciously setting a good example - he was living life according to his values. I learned many life lessons from my father, some planned, many unintentional. Some of the most valuable lessons I learned came from his great example. He ...
Keep Believing / Glaube Weiter / Continue Acreditando / Sigue creyendo
You can call me naïve and a dreamer. You can call me young and a fool. You can think I am stuck in a silly wonderland in my own mind. You can laugh and tell me I have no idea how the world can be. You can roll your eyes and say that I have not ...
1981-09-08 Mumbai, India / I am That / Ich bin Das / Eu sou Aquele / Soy Eso
I Am That is a compilation of talks on Shiva Advaita (Nondualism) philosophy by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, a Hindu spiritual teacher who lived in Mumbai. Nondualism, also called non-duality, means ‘Not two’. It is a term and concept used to define various strands of religious and spiritual thought. It is found in a variety of Asian religious traditions ...
My private Hell / Meine private Hölle / Meu inferno Privado / Mi infierno Privado
Hate is among the most powerful of Human emotions - it has caused great sorrow and suffering. There is ample evidence in historical records, art, and artifacts, that hate has very deep roots within humanity and that it stands tall, often pushing aside its counterparts, Love and hope. It is archetypal in nature, suggesting a biological and/or cultural ...
Everbody cries their first Time / Jede weint ihr erstes Mal / Todas choram sua primeira Vez / Todas lloran su primera vez
I have been a prostitute and I wish I had never started it. I thought about all my options, but it did not seem like I had very many. I lived always the life of party and tried to be the center of attention. I was the person who introduced people to other people. I made ...
The image of Man / Das Bild des Menschen / A imagem do Homem / La imagen del Hombre
You are really nothing more than just the result of some random process that happened in this universe; the dice were rolled and you just happened to come out you. But really you are not anything special. You are really not anything more valuable than the dirt blowing down the street. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y8bKdOtn4E There was an exhibition at the ...
Sorry, I have a life to Live / Tut mir Leid, Ich habe ein Leben zu Leben / Desculpe, tenho uma vida para Viver / Lo siento, tengo una vida para Vivir
Sorry, I have a life to live, and I only get one shot at it, so if you need me, I will be at the pool listening to my favorite house music, or in my garden watching the autumn leaves change colour Or in Tahiti sailing a catamaran with on of my best friends, or in ...
Six Senses / Sechs Sinne / Seis Sentidos / Seis Sentidos
The sixth sense is just that, an extra sensory perception beyond our five commonly recognized senses - hearing, taste, sight, smell and touch. The term sixth sense refers to our ability to perceive something that is not apparently there. In certain religious circles, the sixth sense is referred to as an ability to feel godliness around you. ...
Sticks and Stones / Stöcke und Steine / Bastões e Pedras / Palos y Piedras
I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. - Albert Einstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWchInUqcak The machinery of war and the available firepower has increased dramatically. The risks of a third World war are enormous. If we add in all the means and methods of ...
1945-09-02 Tokio Bay, Japan / The good Comrade / Der gute Kamerad / O bom Camarada / El buen Camarada
The song is about the immediate experience of a soldier losing a comrade in battle, detached from all political or national ideology. As a result, its use was never limited to one particular faction and was sung or cited by representatives of all political backgrounds throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. It was translated for use in ...
Eat to Fly / Essen um zu Fliegen / Comer para Voar / Comer para Volar
You are what you eat, or you are how you eat. Your eating habits reveal your personality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K4W6DpuGI4 After everyone has finished their meal, the slow eater takes his sweet time and is always the last person to finish the meal. Slow eaters are people who like to be in control and know how to appreciate life. Slow ...