Self-Spoiler

Question: Do you have a person in your life who, no matter how happy or good of a mood you are in, just brings you down? If so, how do you manage them? Answer: Yes. This person is me. Even in the best, most perfect moments the “devil in me” can find an excuse to … More Self-Spoiler

Giving Up The Self

Question: What do you think would be the hardest thing for you to give up? Answer: My “self”. By default – according to our inherently self-centered, self-serving, self-protective and self-justifying nature – our “self”, self-esteem, our “honor” is our greatest treasure, which we guard, raise all the time. We have countless examples how this can … More Giving Up The Self

Understanding Happiness

Question: Are people who do things purely for themselves happy? Answer: It depends on what we consider “happiness”. We cant act in a way of purposefully causing ourselves pain, unhappiness. This goes against our instinctive, self-centered “pleasure/pain” principle, calculations. We do whatever we do (even if it looks twisted, harmful) in order to obtain personal … More Understanding Happiness

Observing The Universe

Question: How have the people from your past influenced the decisions you make in the present? Answer: Very much so. In fact all previous generations influence us in our decisions with the “genetic memory” that is unknowingly stored in us. We are constantly influenced by the environment we exist in, but this influence goes much … More Observing The Universe

Greatest Fear

Question: Is there a single greatest fear that has determined the course of your life? Answer: I think at the end of the day – since the individual existence of our self is our greatest treasure – our fear of death dominates us, whether we admit it, sense it consciously, or not. This fear of … More Greatest Fear