Few phrases are repeated as frequently as "Be yourself." Regarded as wisdom by parents, teachers, and friends, and echoed in books and speeches, this advice is rarely examined for its actual meaning or practical value. Who has genuinely considered w...

People are taught very early that who they are is insufficient. The message appears everywhere. Improve yourself. Work on yourself. Heal yourself. Strengthen yourself. Optimise yourself. Become your best self. Reach your potential. Fix your weakness...

Most people speak about personality as though personality is personal. The language creates the illusion. “My personality.” “My temperament.” “My character.” “My nature.” The structure assumes ownership. Very few people ever question the origin of p...

Long before any of us formed conclusions about life, conclusions were being formed around us. Instructions come first. Instruction about behaviour, success, morality, gender, intelligence, love, and value. Nobody told us the process is called condit...

Before you ever had a chance to question yourself, others had already decided for you. They told you your name. They told you your place in the family. They told you what was respectable, shameful, ambitious, disappointing, masculine, feminine, succ...

The following quote is a reminder of the closing words of “Confronting The Mind (part 4): Tragic Division The truth is that all the inner friction is caused by this ‘inner companion’ which never seems to let up with the accusations, judging, and con...

Following on from part three, ‘Relationship Vs Connection’, one might ask either one or both of the following questions:Is it possible to form a relationship that is not rooted in escape? orIs all connection driven by a desire to avoid the burden of...

In parts one and two, I explored the foundational themes of self, ego, and suffering, challenging the idea of a fixed “I” and examining how the mind creates the illusion of a sufferer, that there's someone doing the suffering. I started by discussin...

In part one, "Let's Get Real", I talked about the natural unfolding of self-awareness, as opposed to external influences for change or striving and effort. If this seems to fly in the face of current majority opinion, that's becaus...

Introduction: "The Knowledge" is accumulated knowledge. It's what society, gives us, puts in us, feeds us, conditions us with, or conditions us into believing. This new series will be about dismantling that collection of knowledge that ...

In the grand scheme of life, the pursuit of Ultimate Truth - understanding the deeper, unchanging realities of existence - may seem far removed from the more immediate, often painful experiences of insecurity in our relationships. Whether these inse...

Part Two of the Every Solution Requires a Problem series is now available on YouTube. Three Essential Qualities for Lasting Change Click/tap here to go to YouTube The video transcript is included below. The (real) HOW of Solving Problems  The ...

The Truth does not solve problems. In Truth, there are no problems. I do not mean by this, as I have expressed elsewhere, that an individual creates a problem by their reactive thoughts about a situation. While that is a fact, it is also true to say...

Ridding oneself of all possible distractions inevitably feels like being emptied of everything, simply because absolutely everything is a distraction. That is to say, everything that this world, its people, societies, and institutions have to offer ...