Beliefs & Black Holes — I recently went through an inner crisis, one that happened due to my not feeling good enough to keep writing publicly, and it kind of slowed me down in my trajectory. At the time of the crisis, the rational mind tried justifying what was happening through reasons such as, “You…

The importance of responsibility in teaching spirituality — We term, interpret, believe, give meaning, repeat superficial and sexy words — because we don’t know. The more we try to talk our way around something, the more intellectual and impressive we look like — the less we’ve lived what we’re preaching. There is certainly a good intention behind sharing spiritual teachings After all, it’s cool to learn that human…

Exploring the gap between childhood and adulthood — Why is it that, overtime, most of us lose the light in our eyes? When we’re younger, life is so full of promises and options. The sky’s the limit. We don’t worry about tomorrow. We play for hours, and laugh our hearts out. As we grow up however, this same…

For as long as we’ve been around, most of us have been told what to do. Of course, in some families, it happens more directly. You know the stereotype. Parents literally tell you what to do, whether you like it or not. But for the large majority of people —…

A vacation for the soul — Are we living as we would like to live? What about those things we are pursuing; are we doing so because it’s something we actually want? When we’re right into the middle of our ambitions, torn apart by the stress they create while pulled in all imaginable directions — there…

Adventures in uncharted territories — Are we ever lonely? I’ve been travelling lately, and one thing that surprises me is people’s reactions when I answer their favorite question – who are you travelling with? Well, I’m travelling by myself. What? In a country you’ve never been in? In a continent so far away from your…

Repression, debauchery and wisdom — We have many desires. We’ve been repeatedly told that it’s wrong to have desires. And to this day, we seem to live between giving in to our desires, and repressing them. As long as our desires remain unobserved, they look like a big deal. And for most of us, they…

Making this mistake leads to pain — We all go through different experiences, and that includes challenging ones. Albeit most of us love to complain — it’s a fact that challenging experiences make up the majority of our existence. At least, until we learn our lessons. We are also habituated to look outside ourselves whenever something goes…

See, very often we dread certain types of experiences because they seem to be uncomfortable at first. Some things we can control in life, most of the things however — we cannot. For the one who is open — and that is a skill we learn through practice — good…