Question: Does racism still exist in politics? Answer: Racism – an irrational hatred against others who are different from us – still exists not only in politics but in all of us. We could say that “we are all born racists”, since our inherently individualistic, egoistic and hateful nature distrusts, rejects others in order to … More Inherent Racism Becoming Obvious…
Question: Do you believe people are born bad or become bad through circumstances? Answer: This of course depends on how we define “bad”. Moreover this question cuts deep into the domain of “free choice”, since we can define something “bad”, “evil” or “sinful” only if one had a free choice in the matter. If there … More Born Egoistic
Question: What was the most intense fundamental truth you’ve had to come to terms with about yourself in life and how did it shape your future? Answer: The most fundamental – and most unpleasant – truth I had to come to terms with about myself is that I am a 100% selfish, egoist, that is … More Facing The Truth
Question: What is the laziest thing you have ever done and not regretted? Answer: I do not remember a specific, precise example right now, but laziness usually stops us taking part in something, going for something new, acting instead of staying put. As wise empirical scientists who became fully versed in the intricacies of Human … More Lazy Calculations
Question: What can you teach me right now, that if applied or used correctly can change my life within the next 6 months? Answer: While I do not claim to be even close to “Old Hillel”, I would give you the same advice to “changing life”, what he gave to the student who wanted to … More First Do No Harm!
Question: What’s something truly simple that you find difficult to do? Answer: Loving others seems simple. After all we keep talking about “love”, we keep celebrating it, we write, read, sing about it all the time. But there is nothing more difficult than truly loving others, since it can only happen at the expense of … More It Is Difficult To Love
Question: Is it possible to never lie in your entire life? Answer: It is not possible. And even if we made all the effort not to lie, even if we tried to keep the best intention to be truthful, we would still catch ourselves “lying”, simply because we look at the world through our inherently … More Inevitable Lies Without Knowing The Truth
Question: What was one of the most challenging test (academic or personal) that you’ve ever had to pass? Answer: The most challenging personal test we all face is giving up the all-powerful control of our inherently self-serving, self-justifying, egoistic nature and corresponding subjective perception of reality, in order to rise above a blind, instinctive, “animate” … More The Greatest Challenge: Losing The Self
Question: Do you acknowledge both the good and bad in your life? Answer: Yes, or at least this is what I am learning how to do. Moreover we need to learn how to hold onto, assess both good and bad at the same time, as if holding two reins in our hands. Then in between … More Holding Two Reins: Putting The Good Against The Bad
Question: What’s the hardest thing in life? Answer: The hardest thing in life is overcoming ourselves. It is almost impossible to exit our inherently self-serving, self-justifying, subjective spheres in order to start observing life objectively, transparently. After all one can’t pull oneself by pulling one’s own hair… This is why our only free choice in … More The Hardest Thing
Entering The Force-Field 