The Meaning We Give To Suffering: Counter Perspective
Imagine looking at a whiteboard that is plain as white, clean, and sufficiently blank. A person walks into the room, takes the marker in their hand, and marks a black…
Imagine looking at a whiteboard that is plain as white, clean, and sufficiently blank. A person walks into the room, takes the marker in their hand, and marks a black…
You’ve probably heard several times that suffering is a part of life. We would all agree with this doctrine or philosophy. We have also gone further and conditioned ourselves to…
A renowned transcendentalist of the mid-19th century, Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that ‘People only see what they are prepared to see.’ He suggests that one’s perception of the world…
Perception refers to using our sensory organs – eyes, ears, hands, tongue, and nose to process the information we see, hear, touch, taste, and smell. We organize and interpret this…
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” ~William James With the purest of intentions, American Philosopher and Psychologist, William James, pointed out that…
When one gets stressed, they are often suggested to calm down or take deep breaths. Another step considered is thinking of something that helps one to stay calm, assuming that…
Have you ever played with a high striker or a strength tester at a carnival or amusement park? The objective is to strike the lever’s end with the mallet with…
There is love, joy, admiration, empathy, exhilaration, inspiration, gratitude, interest, amusement, and laughter, among many positive emotions. Then there’s sadness, anger, jealousy, toxic pride, disgust, loneliness, annoyance, ego, and so…
Imagine one day, waking up to find yourself being turned overnight into a robot. No feelings, just auto-pilot. No reasons, just input. No purpose, just programmed. Every day becomes a…
What is life without meaning? Imagine if you woke up one day, and got out of bed only to feel stiff. Your neck moved only up and down, and your…