Depression

Why Spirituality Cannot Help You Overcome Your Issues

30 October 2011

Many people complain that their parents did things to them as a child which have negatively effected them emotionally as an adult. These emotional issues are based on the memories. The memories are real, but the reality today is that the problem is in fact just memories.   The problem is not that your parents [...]

The Need Of Companionship, The Joy of Companionship, I Think, Therefore I Am

25 July 2011

The buddha said that what keeps us reincarnating is our need to be recognized, we want to exist and live eternally. The greatest pain for a human is to be totally alone, or even to feel totally alone, that there is no one with any wisdom you could turn to to help, take care, or [...]

‘Emotional Containment’, The Exercise

9 February 2011

As we discussed in the previous article, I Didn’t Mean That, ‘Emotional Containment’ here is the exercise to help with attaining this freedom. The problem is that it sounds simple, but if taken literally and applied without wisdom, it can be dangerous. The first step is in understanding that everything is and isn’t at the [...]

What Is The Real Nature Of Emotion

13 May 2009

Emotion is emotion, it is neutral in nature. Your thoughts, at the time, make it positive or negative. Emotion is an amazing thing, and very misunderstood. Everyone has it, you feel up and down from time to time, and yet at times cannot understand what is behind the emotion. Emotion is a strange thing that [...]

Have No Regrets, Look Forward

10 May 2009

I would like to explain why this slogan is the foundation of my philosophy. Like all foundations, there is a lot more to it than you can see, and usually a foundation is buried underground, so its real value is hidden when you look at the building. This article requires a little preamble to get [...]