Question: What do you desire in secret, but are too fearful to attain? Answer: I think the state you ask about is the “be careful what you ask for” situation. This is when we know that a certain thing, a certain ability, change would be good, but still we are afraid to ask for it, … More Be Careful What You Wish For
Question: Why am I not satisfied with what I have, and should I be satisfied even though I don’t really have anything? Answer: I don’t think it is possible to get satisfied if we don’t have anything. Our basic “matter”, the fuel that drives us is an insatiable desire for pleasures for ourselves. If I … More “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction!”
Question: What is the best advice you ever received to cook well? Answer: The truth is that I can’t cook at all. My mother was a very good cook and my wife is even better. Still the advice I heard about cooking that I thought was useful is that without spices, without mixing different, “contrasting” … More Using Spices Wisely
Question: How do you balance between striving for more and being content of what you already have? Answer: In truth our inherent nature is such that we simply can’t be content with what we have. As wise sages expressed it, “if one day we are content with 200, next day we already want 400 and … More Insatiable Human Desire
Question: How do you know when to give up on something? Answer: Everything comes down to the importance of the goal we want to reach. We will encounter problems, doubts in relation to anything serious we want to achieve. And alongside with this there will be new desires, new temptations arising pulling us towards their … More Too Important To Give Up
Question: What do you imagine retirement will be like for you? Answer: I can’t imagine such a state, as I can’t imagine “going on Holiday” either. I mean I go on Holiday with the family, I do different things than usual, but it does not stop me to continue probing, searching, learning, providing… I can’t … More No Need For Retirement
Question: Do millionaires feel poor when they are next to billionaires? Answer: Yes, and this is very important! Whether we feel rich or poor doesn’t depends on what we have. It depends on how we compare to others! This comes from our inherently proud, self-justifying nature that ceaselessly tries to elevate the self-esteem, trying to … More Envious Progress
Question: Is it better to sleepwalk through life to avoid constant pain and bitterness, or to deal with it turning out to be nothing like you’d hoped or dreamed? Answer: Sleepwalking through life, hoping to avoid pain and bitterness makes us “zombies” who have no taste in life. Although pain and bitterness is unpleasant when … More Sleepwalking, Or Tasting Life?
Question: What do you think the world would look like without the existence of women? Answer: There is no world without women. Women – the “female desire” to give, nurture life, to create and care for a home, to give and crave love – is the basis of existence. Men – the irresponsible, playful “male … More
Question: Is it possible to reach the summit of happiness in your life without having your biggest dream, goals or passion ever granted? Answer: No and yes. It is true that the “summit of happiness” would mean fulfilling our biggest dream, reaching out most important goal in life. So without reaching, fulfilling that we can’t … More Summit Of Happiness
Entering The Force-Field 