The Japanese soul is indeed a unique phenomenon. It is very different from the European mindset. Japanese sages carry a certain restraint, clarity, and poetic wisdom that reflects a deep cultural understanding of life. Their proverbs express a worldview that…

One of my students recently asked me about the so-called “suicide gene.” Some researchers claim they identified a cluster of genes, 22 of them supposedly, linked to suicidal tendencies. I am no geneticist and cannot say for sure whether or…

The right approach to failure is to understand that what must be, will be. Whatever is meant to happen will happen. Life moves in stripes: white, black, then white again, and then black again, and so on. After the black,…

To understand the dangerous situation we have found ourselves in, we need to zoom out. All of reality is one system. One general force operates throughout nature, and we exist under its providence. If we are wise, that force is…

Today, I look at people, and I see a world flooded with expression. Everyone is constantly in conversations and sharing content and impressions on social media. The information is endless, and yet, the more we talk, the more we discover…

The meaning of life is to change our nature from reception to bestowal, from hatred to love, from rejection to a positive connection with others. Then, through such qualities, we will feel a completely different kind of existence, an opposite…

Many teachers I know today say that this generation of children holds a certain grudge against adults. I understand that. It is natural for children to complain about their elders. They come into the world feeling as though others owe…

There is something very deep about tears. I am not talking about children’s tears, but specifically those of adults. When adults cry, there is a kind of silent scream, a tremor of the soul that we simply cannot be indifferent…