Being superficial is looking on the surface, at the outside rather than what’s truly inside. The cars people drive, their style, beauty, fashion… we’re all guilty of it. At the same time, we become so fixated on other people’s lives (and on celebrities) that we view their lives more than our own. Do one thing. […]
Frogs to Princes
To become a prince requires a step of courage to do something new – if you do you will never be bored again! To become a prince is to become royal. King in Spanish is “rey”, which means to be real. To be a prince is to be real, to be truly one’s self. Also, […]
The Laws of Self-Confidence
Self-Confidence – to have trust and faith in who I am. There is confidence in one’s abilities, such as, to solve equations or to build a bridge; and then there is confidence (faith and trust) in the self, in ‘who I am,’ in my essence, in my true potential and capacity for greatness- and then there […]
The Many Faces of Ego
When ego is in operation everything we say/think/do is coloured by that ego. The antidote is to develop the positive side of our being – the real me. Loss-Gain. Defeat-Victory. This is life. We all experience both of these. What counts is not the failure/success, but how we manage the failure/success. Feelings of failure; lowness; […]
Tools of Spirituality
1) Detachment: this is to not allow sorrow to enter one’s heart. As when we do become overwhelmed by those sorrowful feelings, we become a victim of sorrow and we are no longer able to help others, rather we sink together. When we remain detached we are able to uplift others and bring them out […]
The Matrix Factor – What is Reality?
What is real? What is life’s foundation? What makes something ‘a truth’? What makes something real and not a dream? Could this be a dream? How do we know that this isn’t a dream? Could it be that we are asleep and dreaming? The film The Matrix explored these themes. The Matrix is about waking […]