Question: What is one of the most life changing experience you ever encountered? Answer: Seeing myself and the whole world “from outside”, as if I became invisible, unaffected by my original egoistic, self-calculating mind, desires, existing as an invisible observer that can wade into water without causing a ripple in it… Then when this observer … More “Out Of Body” Experience
Question: Why do people ask for my advice then turn around and tell me never to try to help them again? Answer: It is because the state – where one needs to turn to another for help, advice -is already humiliating for our inherently self-justifying, proud, subjective ego. If the advice is good then the … More The Problematic “For” Advice
Question: What is the difference between the human ego and the human personality? Answer: We could say the following: The “EGO”, our inherently egoistic, self-serving and self-justifying nature is our matter. This matter, driving force that makes all our calculations based on a selfish pleasure/pain principle is given. This is how we are built and … More Human Ego, Human Personality
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 did your worldview change once you stopped watching the “news” (from all sources) and actually stepped outside and travelled and met your neighbors and fellow humans? Answer: My worldview has changed completely. Instead of an artificial, hopeless, hostile world where you constantly have to consume products or others I have found a “Human … More Worldview Through Human Connection
Question: Could you survive emotionally if everyone you know and love disappeared? Answer: It is a very interesting question. I have seen a daunting Scandinavian movie called “Bokeh” which explores the exact situation you asked about. Two young Americans – a loving couple – are traveling in Scandinavia when one morning they wake up and … More Social Creatures
Question: What is the human ego and what is its purpose? Answer: In general the “Human ego” is our matter, this is all we have. It is an insatiable desire for pleasures, rewards, profit for ourselves. It is not evil or sinful, after all we are born this way, we had no choice about the … More The Useful, Contrasting Ego
Question: If you haven’t accomplished much in your life and you are surrounded with successful people what is the best way to not seethe with rage and envy? Answer: Envy is good! If the society is set up properly, and those other, successful people use their talents, achievements in a good, positive helpful way, then … More Positive Envy For Progress
Question: Is one person’s struggle more important than anothers struggle? Answer: This was our “modus operandi” until now, each person considering one’s own struggle, fight for survival more important than the struggle, survival of others. Moreover the media has created the prevalent celebrity culture – based on the same selfish, egoistic paradigm – where seemingly … More Collective Struggle
Question: How do you help someone help themselves? Answer: I know it goes against the main direction, belief of our Western society, against all the so called “self-help courses, teachings”, but in truth nobody is capable of helping themselves. There are two very “graphic” quotes about this: “A prisoner can’t free himself from prison alone”, … More The Best Form Of “Self-Help”: Asking Help From Others
Entering The Force-Field 