If our self is an illusion, nothing more than the sum of the collection of neural networks in our physical brain, how can we face this type of nihilistic self-recognition? All of us are nothing more than the random result of billions of years of evolution. Perhaps if we focus on the physical part of … Continue reading What Is Seen Is Temporary
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We Are Algorithms
More than a millennium ago, the Buddha uttered a timeless truth that still echoes through the ages: the notion of self is but an illusion. It's a question we've all asked ourselves at some point: "Who am I?" But to answer that query, we must first discard the trite response of "human," for it is … Continue reading We Are Algorithms
Who Am I?
Amid busyness, you can find a moment of stillness. The ideal moment for prayer, meditation, and contemplation should be in the morning when your mind and soul are fresh. Even in the afternoon, you can find a moment to be alone in any cafeteria, bookshop, library, museum, or park nearby, enjoying silence despite hearing people's … Continue reading Who Am I?
The Lost Sheep
In busy train stations or shopping malls, countless people pass through from one place to another. In traffic jams, commuters are busy with their upcoming working hours. In tourist spots, folks are happy with their families and friends. In cafeterias, bookstores, and libraries, we enjoy the relaxing moment with companions or books (devices) at hand. … Continue reading The Lost Sheep
Slow-Motion Therapy
To get energized, you should move faster by setting a timer. This way, your brain perceives that you are in a fight-flight situation, releasing stress hormones like adrenaline. The effort can be a strategy to make us productive. When you feel lazy in the middle of working hours, you should intentionally move faster by setting … Continue reading Slow-Motion Therapy
Gravitas
Gravitas is one of the virtues emphasized among ancient Romans. It means seriousness, responsibility, dignity, and so on. It is also the origin of the word gravity, one of the forces we articulate in the field of physics as we feel it physically in our everyday life as a sense of weight and heaviness. As … Continue reading Gravitas
Sounds So Carnal
We've seen various self-help instructions, from the physical bookshelves to the online digital sphere. And one SNS post says we need to focus on three kinds of activities in our everyday lives, which should keep you: CreativeHealthyWealthy It sounds so secular, worldly, and carnal. Many commented about these three areas as "well-said." And some pointed … Continue reading Sounds So Carnal
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