Question: Do you believe there is something beyond death excluding religion? Answer: Maybe we could examine what “death” means first. We could say that “death” – or lack of life – is the termination of our perception of reality, when we “feel” as if the TV was switched off and we lose the live broadcast. … More A Different Life By Serving Others
Question: Do you think it’s true that things are only as bad as you make them? Answer: This question touches the core of such very important notions as “free will” and “perception of reality”. As a result of our inherently selfish and egoistic nature we perceive reality in a completely introverted, subjective manner. We do … More Living By “Informed Consent”
Question: What phrase have you heard that changed your life? Answer: It is a phrase we all heard probably many times. But it has profoundly changed my life when I started to understand what it actually means. The phrase is: “love your friend/neighbor as yourself”. It is not some mystical, religious slogan, nice “New Age” … More Love Your Neighbor…
Question: What options does one have if the heart says one thing and the mind says another? Who wins? Answer: I think the state you describe is already a good state. Normally we are governed by our heart – in other words by our instinctive desires, that blindly dictate all our thoughts and goals – … More Riding The “Un-Rideable” Bull
Question: What has made you happiest in life? Answer: The initial question asked about the ten things that can make one happy in life, and I was going to recommend one overall principle. So the modified question fits my answer better. In order to know what makes us happy first we need to know what … More Perfectly Happy
Question: Would you say that ‘happy’ or ‘unhappy’ is the baseline for humanity? Answer: Yes, we can say that. Our “matter”, the engine that drives us is the desire for fulfilment, pleasures for ourselves. We constantly need to feel a state of contentment, “happiness” which comes from the perfect fulfilment of our desires. The fact … More Happy Human Network
Question: Is it selfish to make personal happiness the end goal in life? Would this aim make the world a better or worse place if everyone subscribed to this philosophy? Answer: No it is not selfish, reaching complete, “infinite” happiness, fulfillment is the purpose of our life. The “problem”, the important, hidden detail, condition is … More Happiness As Purpose Of Life
Question: When you regret a decision, do you remain open to the possibility that it will turn out to be a good thing later? Answer: Regretting past decisions come from our inherent – and misguided – belief that we are in control of our life, that we could have decided things in any other way. … More Don’t Regret What’s Purposeful
Question: What are the worst injustices most people will commit in their lives? Answer: As we can see from the events in the world, those injustices can take on many different forms. But at their root they originate from the same inherently self-serving, self-justifying and egoistic nature that drives all of us. It is this … More The Injustice Of The Ego Sinking The Boat
Question: Would you want to be alive if you were the last person on Earth? What’s your reasoning? Answer: It is an interesting question. I have seen a Scandinavian film few months ago – playing in Iceland I think – where a young American couple, traveling there as tourists – wake up one morning finding … More Last Person Alive
Entering The Force-Field 