There is a concept In the self-help culture Known as minimalism.   To declutter. To get rid of things not needed. To de-materialize . . .   Like all things, If a feeling arises in one’s bones, And is born of an organic and non-prescriptive compulsion It is natural and pure.   That which is […]

If a tennis player Wins all his tournaments Or most of his tournaments On the professional stage It may be accurately stated That he is the best tennis player in the world.   The same goes For any athlete In any sport.   But world rankings Are but a specious concept.   Firstly, What does […]

The podcast hosts, The experts, The speakers, The whole lot of them . . .   These “helpers” Go to their job each day Trying to “help.”   As always, There are many things That humans are so completely brainwashed into, The notion of questioning it Has never dawned upon them.   Helping whom? Helping […]

If life is beautiful, Why is everyone sorrowful.   If everyone is not sorrowful, But happy, Then why is everyone searching for happiness.   Why would a happy man Search for happiness.   If prescriptions worked Why is everyone still doing them.   If churches and temples And priests and pundits Provide access to god, […]

Man lives a miserable life.   He suffers In most moments Of the day.   The moments He is not suffering Are moments that the suffering is not so extreme To come to his attention.   He is suffering When in pain. He is suffering When trying to get out of pain.   He is […]

Tonight you will go home. You will eat dinner. You may have a short conflict with your family about a domestic issue. You will think about work. You will consider what to watch on television. You will check email. You may go to the grocery store and pick up something on aisle 7. In the […]

On the mountain top Life becomes easy.   Because illusions Have been removed.   Chases Have come to an end.   Struggles Have ceased.   Prescriptions In all their forms Have been recognized for what they are.   Traps Are easily avoided.   Happiness And all such things May stay Or come and go, But […]

Man will always be assaulted. He will always suffer. There is no other practical possibility for him.   Why is this so.   Because he has an aversion To Reality.   He is intensely attracted To viewing things in accordance To the way he imagines they should be.   Reality Is of no interest to […]

In this life You will experience suffering.   A suffering so intense You will find it difficult to lift your eyes.   In this life You will do what you can.   Some things that you do Are things for which you will never be forgiven.   Some things you do Will be things for […]

Competition has become the way of man.   To attempt to inch-by another.   But I say . . . Of what joy, Of what value, Of what satisfaction is it To do what another can do.   What sort of greatness lies In bettering another.   If one plays the same game As the […]