What do you want me to be when I grow up? I want you to be a good Human being. Who is a good Human being? The one who is selfless (meaning without Ego), caring, loving and respectful. You live in a fast-paced Society where life is mechanical. Earning more money matters the most and making it quick is ...
The world of nature and Man / Die Welt der Natur und des Menschen / O mundo da natureza e do Homem / El mundo de la naturaleza y el Hombre
What is the essential difference between the World of nature and the World of man. But I am part of this. I am, as it were, one of the cells in this tremendous brain, which I can’t understand, because the part can not comprehend the whole. And yet, at the same time, I don’t feel ...
Human Species / Menschliche Spezies / Espécie Humana / Especie Humana
The Human body's ability to adapt to different environmental stresses is remarkable, allowing Humans to acclimatize to a variety of temperatures, humidity, and altitudes. As a result, Humans are a cosmopolitan species found in almost all regions of the World, including tropical rainforests, arid desert, extremely cold arctic regions, and heavily polluted cities. Within the Human species, the greatest degree of genetic variation ...
Myth of human Nature / Mythos der menschlichen Natur / Mito da natureza Humana / Mito de la naturaleza Humana
Human nature refers to the distinguishing characteristics including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, which Humans tend to have naturally. The questions of whether there are natural characteristics, what these natural characteristics are, and what causes them are among the oldest and most important questions in philosophy, economy, ethics, politics, theology and science. Human nature is a central question in Chinese philosophy. Human ...
Who is to Blame / Wer ist Schuld / Quem é o Culpado / A quién Culpar
When you look at corporate behavior and the behavior of some of the powerful people in the system, it sure looks like the problem is greed. The problem is that there are these horrible people doing horrible things and running corporations and governments that are doing horrible things. When we assign blame in that way, we ...
Double-Consciousness / Doppel-Bewusstsein / Consciência Dupla / Doble Consciencia
Double Consciousness is a term describing the internal conflict experienced by subordinated groups in an oppressive Society. The term originally referred to the psychological challenge of 'always looking at one's self through the eyes' of a racist white Society. The term has since been applied to numerous situations of social inequality, notably women living in patriarchal societies. Double ...
The Potatoe Speaks / Die Kartoffel Spricht / A batata Fala / La papa Habla
How do you know that you are a higher order of being than a potato? What do you know about potatoes anyway? You never studied potatoes, not really. I mean, you know how to seed them and cultivate them and dig them up and cook them and eat them, and that's about it. But have you ...
Beyond Consciousness / Jenseits des Bewusstseins / Além da Consciência / Más allá de la Conciencia
You live under the domination of modern Consciousness, which means that you are obsessed with progress. Wherever you are is not good enough. You always want to move somewhere else and achieve something, rather than be still and experience something. The opposite is Spiritual Consciousness, where you find enchantment in every action you do, rather than in just ...
The road to the Self / Der Weg zum Selbst / O caminho para o Eu / El camino hacia el Yo
Awakening is not a walk in the park. It is a ride through hell. It is the tearing down of all of your beliefs and everything you thought about yourself. There is no way around this. You must enter the shadowlands, and come face to face with your shadows. It is there that your false ideas of who you ...
Unity in time and Space / Einheit in Zeit und Raum / Unidade no Tempo e no Espaço / Unidad en el Tiempo y el Espacio
There is one truth that nobody can debate, and that is the fact that we physically die at some point in the future. Many forget this fact of life and dedicate great amounts of time and energy towards icons, personalities, and ideas that are unconnected to their own day-to-day lives, and do not matter in the ...
Living the Balance / Das Gleichgewicht Leben / Vivendo o Equilíbrio / Viviendo el Equilibrio
Maintaining balance in a busy World can be a challenge. Learn to let go of old habits that no longer serve you and create more balance in your lifestyle, your mind, emotions and spirit. Learn ways of dealing with painful emotions and develop new skills that can change the path you are currently on and therefore ...
2012-12-11 Natal – Rio Branco, Brazil / Mother of God / Mutter Gottes / Mãe de Deus / Madre de Dios
In 2009, while in Marbella, Spain an inner voice told me to go! I asked, 'Where?' and the inner voice answered, 'Madre de Dios!' Madre de Dios is a region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil and Bolivia. The name of the region is derived from the Madre de Dios River, a tributary of the Amazon, and named by ...
Nobody is in Control / Niemand hat die Kontrolle / Ninguém está no Controle / Nadie tiene el Control
The real truth that dare not speak itself, is that no one is in control, absolutely no one. You know, you don't understand Monica, you don't understand Netanyahu, it's because nobody is in control. This stuff is ruled by the equations of dynamics and chaos. Now there may be entities seeking control, the World Bank, the ...
Life versus Entropy / Leben versus Entropie / Vida versus Entropia / Vida versus Entropía
Greetings … We are from the future. In the future promoting entropy is the cardinal crime. Entropy is the probability that everything will devolve into chaos. Kingdoms will burn. Empires will collapse. Worlds will be destroyed. What was once beautiful, vibrant, immaculately organized will be torn to shreds, turned to dust. Entropy is the scientific term ...
Save the Trees / Rettet die Bäume / Salve as Arvores / Salva los Arboles
Trees are a great part in our planet. We can not live without trees. Trees play a major role in survival of life in many different ways. Trees absorb many pollutants; trees provide us food that is necessary for living and oxygen that we breathe. Without trees life is not possible at all. Trees are a shelter ...
Tree of Life / Baum des Lebens / Arvore da Vida / Árbol de la vida
The tree of life is a widespread myth in the World's mythologies. The tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the tree of life, connecting all forms of creation, are both forms of the world tree or cosmic tree, and are portrayed in various religions and philosophies as the same tree. Various trees of life are recounted in folklore, culture ...
If humans Disappeared / Wenn die Menschheit Verschwindet / Se seres humanos Desapareceram / Si humanos Desaparecieron
Humans tend to think of Earth as ours. But the planet was here long before we came on the scene, and it will probably be here long after we leave. Our existence is a mere blip on Earth's time scale: the Earth is 4.5 billion years old, and modern Humans have only been on it for ...
Man in his Arrogance / Mensch in seiner Arroganz / Homem com sua Arrogância / Hombre en su Arrogancia
'See that star?' 'You mean that bright red one?' his daughter asks in return 'Yes, it might not be there anymore. It might be gone by now, exploded or something. Its light is still crossing space, just reaching our eyes now. But we don't see it as it is, we see it as it was.' Many people experience ...
Apple Tree / Apfelbaum / Árvore de Maçã / Árbol de Manzana
Look, here is a tree in the garden and every summer it produces apples, and we call it an apple tree because the tree 'apples.' That’s what it does. All right, now here is a solar system inside a galaxy, and one of the peculiarities of this solar system is that at least on the ...
What Is Thinking / Was ist Denken / O que é Pensar / Qué está pensando
So, one has to enquire, if you're not too tired - what is thinking? - Probably nobody has asked this question. - Very few people do. - Don't wait for me to answer it. - look at it, observe it. - Thinking is part of memory, isn't it? Investigate it with the speaker, please, don't sit there comfortably, or uncomfortably. Thinking is ...
Steadfast in Meditation / Standhaft in der meditation / Firme na Meditaçao / Firme en la Meditacion
Shiva is the god of the yogis, self-controlled and celibate, while at the same time a remarkable lover of his spouse. He is the destroyer, following Brahma the creator and Vishnu the preserver. Shiva is responsible for change both in the form of death and destruction and in the positive sense of destroying the ego, the ...
The poison of Hatred / Das Gift des Hasses / O veneno do Ódio / El veneno del Odio
Symptoms of hatred show up as anger, hostility, dislike, aversion, or ill-will; wishing harm or suffering upon another person. With aversion, you habitually resist, deny, and avoid unpleasant feelings, circumstances, and people you do not like. You want everything to be pleasant, comfortable, and satisfying all the time. This behavior simply reinforces your perception of duality and ...
Daily Virtues / Tägliche Tugenden / Virtudes Diárias / Virtudes Diarias
The key to character growth in life is simply the humble willingness to change The ancient Greeks considered wisdom to be the master virtue, the one that directs all the others. Wisdom is good judgment. It enables us to make reasoned decisions that are both good for us and good for others. Wisdom tells us how to put the ...
Well-lived Life / Gut gelebtes Leben / Vida bem Vivida / Vida bien Vivida
Living life is about examining life through reason, nature’s greatest gift to humanity. The importance of reason in sensing and examining life is evident in all phases of life. Reason lets Human beings participate in life, to be Human is to think, appraise, and explore the World, discovering new sources of material and spiritual pleasure. Yet not ...
Full embrace of Life / Volle Umarmung des Lebens / Abraço total da Vida / Abrazo completo de la Vida
Life is beautiful, even if you can not see it all the time. This life is yours. Own your life because it is the only one you have. Do all the things you want to do and more. Love every second of it. Just let go and go with the flow. Adapt to what life throws at ...