is from Bhante Henepola Gunaratana’s Mindfulness in Plain English. Here is the passage as it commonly appears in English translations:
“Somewhere in this process, you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels barreling pell-mell down the hill,... See more
This short poem, from Rumi’s Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi, presents a clear Sufi teaching: renounce the ego, break free from inner confinement, and seek silence as evidence of spiritual transformation. The voice issues urgent imperatives that equate dying to the old self... See more
There will be an uproar of highly emotional people attempting to discredit those who attempt to leverage AI in their work, especially their creative work. Ignore these people and do not become one, because maintaining a pessimistic mindset for the next few years will only lead to a... See more
people have been asking me a lot about subject lines lately. so here is my formula for choosing the perfect set of 3-7ish words that encapsulate a stunningly gorgeous email.
there are three approaches (person and mood dependent, ofc) to writing a subject line that may prevent you from crumbling under the weight of the... See more
I am that bridge between the spiritual and the material. Between the human and the being. Between time and eternity.
And as a bridge I know that what is of most fundamental importance is my structural integrity. I don’t need to be a pretty, shiny, peaceful or pleasant bridge. I need to be a bridge that does what a bridge is supposed to do - to hold... See more
People talk about thirsting for power or thirsting for money. There is a grasping or clinging or attachment inherent in that kind of activity. So the cause of suffering is the thirsting of the mind, the driven nature or compulsivity of the mind. The second instruction is therefore to begin to abandon or let go of that compulsivity. And it’s very... See more