Useful Struggle

Question: Do we have to fail and struggle in everything before we achieve what we want? Answer: Yes. Our perception of reality is built on contrasts. We can’t recognize one thing without its complete opposite. We would not know hot without cold, sweet without bitter, love without hate. And this is the same with achievements, … More Useful Struggle

Eating Humble Pie

Question: Was there a time you had to do something that you had said before that you would never do? Answer: Well, I think anybody who has been living in a marriage for a long time had to go through such “turnarounds”… When we find ourselves in closed, mutually interdependent relationships, environments, most of the … More Eating Humble Pie

How Can Warring Pirates Survive On The Same Boat?

Question: If I think I’m right and you think I’m wrong; and you think you’re right and I think you’re wrong – how do we determine the truth? Answer: This is a beautiful question revealing our greatest problem in life while pointing towards the only solution. Indeed we are all born with an inherently self-centered, … More How Can Warring Pirates Survive On The Same Boat?

Our Self

Question: Which sentence is the correct one (to figure ourself out or to figure ourselves out? Answer: I apologize in advance as I won’t give you the grammatically right answer – you have already received it from Dorothy – instead I would like to “play with the words” to point out something different. Our Human … More Our Self

At Least Do No Harm…

Question: Is religion there to save us from ourselves? Answer: “True” or “original” religion is there to save us from ourselves, but that “true, original” religion does not equate with the religions we see, practice today. Today’s religions have been stripped of their “inner content”, they are lacking the true intention that could save us … More At Least Do No Harm…

Deep Concern

Question: What is deeply concerning to you, but doesn’t seem to bother others? Answer: The state of the world, the state of Humanity deeply concerns me. I am sure it also concerns many others, but still not to the extent to actually do something about it. And even if we finally try doing something about … More Deep Concern

Carefree, Mutual Life

Question: What is the best way to have an easy life without worrying about my basic needs? Answer: To enter an environment that is built on mutual guarantee. When we build a society where everybody only cares for unconditionally fulfilling the necessities of the others, above any personal, egoistic calculations, the ensuing mutual, reciprocal flow … More Carefree, Mutual Life