Inner Peace in Outer Jungle

“Pan” was the first book by Knut Hamsun I read. Over the years I read a few more, but not all of what Hamsun wrote. “On Overgrown Paths” —… — “Pan” was the first book by Knut Hamsun I read. Over the years I read a few more, but not all of what Hamsun wrote. “On Overgrown Paths” — Hamsun’s last book — will be in most likelihood the last one that I will read by this author. …

October 3rd, around 12pm, with my dog off leash and Kid Cudi’s song “Pursuit of Happiness” in my ear (for the first time!), I start up on… — October 3rd, around 12pm, with my dog off leash and Kid Cudi’s song “Pursuit of Happiness” in my ear (for the first time!), I start up on Emerald Trail, off Ronoake Street (South Side Slopes of Pittsburgh). As I make a turn up the trail where there is a creek…

“I got a ‘Mom, I’m scared’ text message and ‘come get me at the high school.’” — World War on Ourselves “I got a ‘Mom, I’m scared’ text message and ‘come get me at the high school.’” This is where we are at. We should be on this topic, and on nothing else. There should be nation-wide, nightly, communal and professional think-tank meetings. A relentless, multi-disciplinary search for solutions. We should put all the other political bullshit aside and be solely focused on what is going on in our schools. We should make any politician who is not full-time working on this issue un-fucking-electable.

Suffering is information-processing, an obligatory element of being alive and being adaptive. Suffering is how Universe learns from its own… — Suffering is information-processing, an obligatory element of being alive and being adaptive. Suffering is how Universe learns from its own experiments of becoming.

Ok now, I got your attention — your mind is following mine right now as you read and as I write… Thank you, I’ll try to be quick and not… — Ok now, I got your attention — your mind is following mine right now as you read and as I write… Thank you, I’ll try to be quick and not misuse this opportunity… I’ve had this idea for years and kept waiting for an inspiration to write it down: it…

Melbourne, Australia, June 2016: — Melbourne, Australia, June 2016: I am here to teach a two-day workshop on mindfulness applications for worry, dysthymia, substance use, anger management, etc (through TATRA). I get set up: PowerPoint slides — check, mic — check, a glass of water — check, coffee — check… The conference room of the…

We pose questions with our minds and we answer questions with our minds. But body too has questions and answers. Here’s a question that we ask our minds a lot: “How do I achieve balance in my life?” For a change, let your body answer this question: find a concrete curb and try to walk it without losing balance. Notice how your discursive monkey mind has finally shut up and your body has begun to voice its silent words of wisdom.

life is sweet, sweet is life — Fascinating new research: “Bitter tastes could have negative effects on lifespan, sweet tastes had positive effects,” reports Science Daily. At least, in fruit flies. Michael Waterson, a Ph.D graduate student in U-M’s Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, explains: “Findings help us better understand the influence of sensory signals, which we…

The Western ethos historically runs from Mesopotamia: Sumerians were the first to cradle our existential blues in writing. King Gilgamesh went looking for heavenly immortality and found meaning in the day-to-day trivia of our earthly life: Gilgamesh, whither are you wandering? Life, which you look for, you will never find. …