It doesn’t seem as if the world will continue to spin the way it has been spinning for a long time. Yes, I know. There are so many indications that it will become worse. Whether its political landscapes that radicalise, hostile and destructive communications patterns that manifest, an upheaval in societies, a questioning of societies. Yet, it often times has to get worse before it really becomes better because “awakening” in the sense of us letting go of our hold habits, thought patterns, perspectives is just not happening without some chaos. (…)

Through my continuous training in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, I’ve been super interested in the essence of identity. I spoke about that at earlier instances. It strikes me as one of the most complex and in its common understanding most limiting concepts there is. (…)

There is an interesting twist that one makes when meditating for a while. I recently read that most people start with the practice for rather ‘mundane’ reasons, such as increasing wellbeing, concentration, performance etc., and then once they’re hooked they figure that the work that they’ve done by sitting still, focusing on their breath, and returning whenever distracted, has a way more profound meaning than originally thought. (…)

I just finished a most amazing book at a most opportune time. Recently, the issue of identity, race, ethnicity, belonging, ignorance, involvement have come up for me full force. (…)

There is a whole bunch of research out there that suggests that our decision making is not as rational as we'd like to believe (I cannot believe it. Humanity is not a rational breed?? :). While that may be a blow to everyone who still believes that we are capable of perfect rationality, I actually find these insights refreshing...and painful at the same time, given a recent experience I had. (…)

I just returned from a rather brief stint in Germany. Typically more on the modest side when it comes to consuming and buying, I got a bit on a shopping spree. 6:00am has probably been the earliest I ever put my credit card to use for shoes and pullovers (admittedly, I was at an airport!). (…)