One of my favorite metaphors to describe our minds is the garden. Our minds are like gardens. James Allen starts his work, As Man Thinketh, as follows: A man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, … Continue reading A Good Gardener
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Fear Not
Sunflowers symbolize unwavering faith. An iceberg image is to describe our mental model. We can be aware of the tip of the enormous iceberg, while there should be a vast hidden, unknown area beneath the surface. The tip part represents consciousness, and the other area is unconsciousness. It is a metaphor to describe our human … Continue reading Fear Not
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
Don’t Think, Act
Whether we like it or not, the universe we see is what we see in ourselves. It is one of the fundamental tautologies in cosmology. Because of that, we can never experience the world beyond what we see. We can’t see it before we were born and after our death, either. Still, we assume that … Continue reading Don’t Think, Act
Life’s Paradox
What makes our lives valuable and fulfilled? Consciously or unconsciously, we have noticed that life is what we are supposed to possess and take care of it by ourselves. That is why we call life “my life,” “your life,” “his or her life,” or “their lives.” Life looks as if an object that we should … Continue reading Life’s Paradox
Prisoner’s Dilemma
In the field of game theory, one of the well-known models is the so-called prisoner's dilemma. For example, there are two prisoners, A and B, in a separate room for interrogation. And they don't have any means of communication between two. In this situation, the prosecutors offer each prisoner a bargain. That is either betraying … Continue reading Prisoner’s Dilemma
Unfolding Consciousness
Ever since we have been pointing our fingers out one another, saying, we are right, you are wrong, or they are wrong, in the prison of self-righteousness. Why is that so? Why do we suffer in this prison? One possible reason is that by nature we always value what we value. It is similar to … Continue reading Unfolding Consciousness
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