DEMYTHOLOGIZATION: to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning.

What an awesome word that resonates with me big time. To eliminate all mythical elements of something so as to arrive at an essential meaning. Now, the concept...

Do you need to get out of your own way? Is this all you need to do to succeed in life?

Consider the well-known Mahayana teaching: All beings are inherently enlightened, but because of their attachments and distorted views they can’t realize this fact. 

We often struggle to move into...

Character refers to a set of moral and mental qualities and beliefs that makes a person different from others. Personality is the outer appearance and behavior of a person. At the same time, character indicates the traits of a person which are hidden from sight. The personality of an individual...

There is something big going on here folks.

I feel there is a shift going on where we are all starting to realize that we are on a special journey in a special vehicle that carries an opportunity that few people experience in life.

Have you noticed your belief system about you and your potential...

"I must get to know him better!"
—Abraham Lincoln

In Robert Greene’s book, the Laws of Human Nature, he discusses the various types of Empathy that exist and we can practice with great benefits. One, Analytical Empathy refers to the concept of learning to observe and describe people,...

It’s crucial that we consider Slowing Down our Response Time in the face of happenings. Remember, You’re running a Program that’s wired your brain to react in fight, flight or freeze. You often unconsciously feel compelled to be right vs open and curious.

In fact, if you can...

Are you believing what you’re seeing?

What value does believing bring you?

It must have one or else we’d spend more time questioning and seeing all sides before deciding. We see things not as they are but how they appear to us: As they say, seeing is believing. However, seeing and...

Are you aware of the fact that what you KNOW was taught to you and may not be what is? If so, are you willing to leave the cave of the known to venture into the unknown?

THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS REACHING YOUR GOALS AND THE STATE I CALL THE CALM, is to venture into the Unknown. In Buddhism, this...

It’s a funny thing about a snake in a fire. If you are compassionate about animals and reptiles and are compelled to save the snake from its impending death, you might be surprised at its response is to your heroic efforts.

Try to reach in the fire and save it and it’s going to...

"He who needs riches the least enjoys riches the most."
Epicurious

I believe this quote was meant to explain how it’s he who has learned to live with nothing that appreciates everything and anything. When it comes to the idea of being rich with an abundance of finances, you’ll find...

When it comes to the various happenings in life, we can observe they are either WITHIN OR WITHOUT us. Meaning, they are either within your control or without your control.

Remember that things that are without your power can neither be good or evil .

If you are without power over something such...

Oh boy, this is a fun concept that slips by most people as they oscillate between living in their past and projecting their future.

We’re becoming more conscious of our ineffective tendencies to view the future through the lens of the past. Ineffective because the past no longer applies in...