True freedom is freedom from our egoistic nature, where we are enslaved to the desire to enjoy for self-benefit alone in every one of our intentions. When we become freed from our egoistic intention for self-benefit, we attain true freedom:…
In Australia, a 100-year-old woman shared what she considered the secret to her long life, that longevity stems from a calm attitude to any tumultuous life events. She recommends not holding onto grudges and to live in the here and…
“𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺.” – 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴 22:6. There is also a noteworthy quote by Swiss teacher and publicist Adolphe Ferrière that explains how we fail to follow this principle, i.e. “𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘴…
Thousands of years of human progress, and what do we get? We can get any material thing we want, but remain dissatisfied. In any case, we play the game and chase transient pleasures. What else can we do? We look…