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Distraction vs essence

Distractions are a necessary part of life, just like short-term pleasures, and there's nothing wrong with enjoying them. You shouldn't feel guilty for watching a movie, binge-watching your favorite Netflix show, playing video games, or sharing a wonderful meal with...

Your inner compass

Last week, we discussed the importance of listening to our bodies, our impulses, and our desires. We observed that our mind cannot function separately from our body. It’s crucial to hear and acknowledge what our body is telling us, but we shouldn’t follow these...

Evolving from animal life

We are the only beings in the world who can observe ourselves, reflect, and change our experience. Animals can't do that. They just react to their instincts based on past conditioning. There’s no self-observation — only reaction. As intelligent as some species may be,...

the problem with your desires

Our desires are often misunderstood. Some traditions describe desire as a flame that ignites our actions, while others view it negatively, claiming it leads to our doom. Both perspectives have merit, but we need to reflect on desire from the ground up to grasp it...

The solutions to your problems

We all have challenges in life — problematic situations that force us to find solutions, change our ways, or overcome obstacles. We can argue that some have harder lives than others. That may be true, but I don't want to make this the focus of this text. The main...

Your everyday life is a practice

In our last email, we discussed the importance of consciously choosing your actions to develop your willpower and attain freedom. This seemingly small practice compels you to take responsibility and strengthens your will. Your will isn't built through exercises alone....

Consciously decide or perish

Whatever you decide to do, really commit to it. Treat each action as if it's your last. As if it's the most important thing you could be doing at that moment. It doesn't matter whether you're washing the dishes, tidying the backyard, playing with your children, or...

The training of the Will

Here's an interesting - and dense - quote from Thomas Troward: "The training of the will and its transference from the lower to the higher plane of our nature are among the first objects of Mental Science. The man is summed up in his will. Whatever he does by his own...

Living in your animal body

We, human beings, possess significant advantages over animals (and yes, the thumb is certainly one of them!). However, one of the most crucial advantages we have is the ability to feel and control our natural instincts. Just because you feel like punching Bob from...

The power of mental fascination

Here's an interesting quote by William Walker Atkinson: "Ancient history is full of instances of the operation of Mental Fascination among the people of the early days. It is related that Julius Caesar, while quite a young man, fell in with pirates near the Isle of...

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