We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. Life on Earth is in crisis: scientists agree we have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown, and we are in the midst of a mass extinction of our own making. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the Earth we plant in, the food we eat, and ...

A mindful life is worth the effort. It is a life where you awaken from the dream state - the state of having your mind anywhere but in the present moment, locked in thoughts about what you are going to do later, about something someone else said, about something you are stressing about or angry about. The ...

Keep quiet and still, even just for a second or just for a minute. Take part in nature. Re-encounter your true essences so that you can embrace kindness and respect. And that way, each piece that is out of place will fit in where it belongs. Keep quiet and still is an invitation to stop moving, to ...

You never realize that life is short and it is meant to be lived. Instead, you are immersed in stress, anxiety and fear. Fear. That is a word that you live and die by. Not physically. But emotionally and mentally. Even financially. Yes, sometimes even spiritually. If life is short, you should expect its shortness to take ...

I tried so hard and got so far. I had to fall to live it all. But in the end, it does not even matter. You must make your way through life; each one out for himself, whether in the name of business, religion or country. You want to become famous, and so does your neighbour, and ...

It is an interesting feeling, the moment before making a decision that will change your life forever. Standing on the edge of the unknown. Where nothing is certain. And nothing is guaranteed. When you have given up all control of your situation, allowing the forces unseen to move you through the process, not attaching yourself to ...

Poverty is finding families these days through unemployment, bankruptcy and home foreclosure, whether they like it or not. And mostly, they do not like it. But in order to survive peak oil, I suggest that those who have not found poverty yet might want to seek it out for their own good. Prepare your household for a future ...

The notion of dreaming and living without regard for financial reality can open the imagination to entire Worlds that money had rendered unrealistic. Money restricts options and makes some dreams impossible. But without money, there would be very few dreams whatsoever. While pursuing a life in which money does not matter may be exciting, it is a ...

Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to 'die before you die' and find that there is no death. The only ‘real’ death is never knowing who you really are, never understanding your true ‘being’. When you have a true sense of Self, this can never die. Death ...

No parent imagines losing sight of her kid - until it happens and you experience the terror of not being able to find your child. Whether at an amusement park, a parade, in a store, or wherever else childre can get lost - which is anywhere, sometimes even right in your own neighborhood. Millions of children a ...

Nobody knows you. Nobody cares about what you do. You feel unnoticed, unwanted, not making a single ripple, all while it seems everyone else is enjoying life and having fun without you. You look at them and they seem to have an easier time putting themselves out there. You feel that you are invisible to others and to ...

Most religions believe in some sort of continued existence after we die, whether it is in some peaceful paradise, a hellish land of punishment, or simply a continuation of the soul or essence in a new life. This continued existence is known as the afterlife. While some religions do not specify a single clear theory about ...

An early Buddhist teaching says: What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow. Our life is the creation of our mind. Karma means intended action, and is a dynamic concept. It is not fate or predestination, but a consequence of what has gone before. In other ...

The art of meditation is a way of getting in touch with reality. The reason for it is that most civilized people are out of touch with reality, because they confuse the World as it is with the World as they think about it and talk about it and describe it. For, on the one hand, ...

In order to change your life and ultimately change your World, you must start by examining your own mental models: Your beliefs, assumptions, and expectations about the way the World is and the way things ought to be. You think and act through your mental models. You often forget that you are not victims of your mind or ...