We are now in the midst of rainy season here in Japan, dreaded by many because of the humidity, mold, and unpleasant outings. Yet, the plants rejoice with the regular waterings and the animals celebrate being able to drink whenever they please. In most parts of the world, nature is not so blessed, and periodically suffer from thirst and die due to lack of this life source. In a country so blessed with water, we humans (more…)

Our estrangement from nature leaves us wanting, and when we want there is never enough. Our insatiable wanting is called greed. It is a major source of our destructive dependencies and violence. Rejoining with nature, people want less. They also (more…)

A Brazilian theologian by the name of Ruben Alvez, who wrote “Tomorrow’s Child.” He said:

What is hope? It is the pre-sentiment that imagination is more real, and reality less real than it looks. It is the suspicion that the overwhelming brutality of facts that oppress us and repress us is not the last word. It is the hunch that reality is more complex than the realists want us to believe. That the frontiers of the possible are not determined by the limits of the actual. And that in a miraculous and unexpected way, life is (more…)

If the environment were destroyed, mankind might die but (more…)

In Brower’s scenario the Earth is created on Sunday at midnight. Life in the form of the first bacterial cells appears on Tuesday morning around 8:00AM. For the next two and a half days the microcosm evolves, and by Thursday at midnight it is fully established, regulating the entire planetary system. On Friday around 4:00PM, the microorganisms invent sexual reproduction, and (more…)

The state of bliss depends exclusively on the quality of your thoughts. It means letting go of your concerns about how you are being perceived by those around you, it means detaching from the results you produce and, instead, immersing your entire being into the activities of your life. It means (more…)

Sadness is a habit of processing the world from a perspective of lack by constantly thinking about not having enough of what you feel entitled to such as, money, health, love, friends, or even free time. On and on go the thoughts, which create a feeling of sadness.

Joy, on the other hand, (more…)

Beauty appreciation is the result of a habitual way of thinking “light” as often as possible. Find something for which you can feel gratitude rather than resentment. When this becomes your habit, (more…)

The world is a mirror of your belief system. What do you believe? Do you believe in a world of lack and limitation? Or do you believe in prosperity and abundance. Whichever one is more dominant in your thinking, will usually be reflected outwards into the world.

Inspect your mind constantly. (more…)

What would you do with your life if you knew it was impossible to fail? Would you change the way you looked at the world? Of course you would! You would realise, the sky is the limit. You can have, be and do everything you’d ever imagined. (more…)