Negative Emotions

What Is The Real Pain Behind Lies, Deceit And Broken Trust

7 December 2011

We have all been lied to, cheated, tricked and hurt. Sometimes it is just the common result of business, other times it is incompetence or a lack of accepting responsibility, but most of the time it is someone who is either a stranger or at least not very close to you, and this can upset [...]

The Different Values Of East And West

26 April 2011

Being a mix of cultures, parents from India and Middle East, while being born in Montreal myself, and having lived in various countries for the past 20 years, I see the world split in two cultures or mentalities, East and West. Today, I am in Cambodia, and have observed the different people, locals in the [...]

I Didn’t Mean That, ‘Emotional Containment’

1 February 2011

Many times people, in the heat of the moment, will say something, and then quickly upon realizing that it was inappropriate, try to stuff the words back in their mouth pleading that they did not mean that or they were just joking. The problem is that retraction is not possible. If I asked you a [...]

How to Conquer Negative Energy Being Projected Towards You

13 June 2010

The subject of this article is about reacting to negative emotions. If you are affected by other peoples actions, that indicates that you care about what they think of you, you are not free. Certainly that is normal in our society, but is it normal for the real essence of a human being as opposed [...]

New Book “ENTREPRENEUR MONK on Happiness, Success and Spiritual Life”

10 June 2010

Over the last 20 years I have written many articles. I have been posting them on this web site, but since I am writing new articles constantly, many will not make it to be published. As well, with a long list of articles on the site, many will go unnoticed. I have compiled all of [...]

Why Are China Made Products So Poor

20 November 2009

This article may sound like a business or cultural discussion, but it leads to a very valuable personal growth lesson at the end. The general consensus is that ‘made in China’ means garbage quality, as if everything made in China is going to be rubbish. In one of my business ventures, my business partner and [...]

The Truth About Forgiveness, How To Really Forgive Permanently

1 October 2009

Forgiveness is a very popular concept. Everyone who is interested in self healing and personal development is talking about forgiveness and how that is being compassionate etc. However, many people find it difficult or impossible to truly forgive. Some people may think they have forgiven, but a little inquiry and you will find that they [...]

A Living Teacher or Acceptance

29 September 2009

The Sufis say that the way to find God is either through a living teacher or, failing that, is through acceptance. Acceptance of all things that come to you without judging them. The way of accepting all things without complaining or feeling bad is to know that the reason these difficulties exist is so that [...]

Groups And Identification, Living In A Cage

28 July 2009

Prejudice is considered incorrect behaviour, yet we create it and place it upon ourselves. To say that we do things because we are a Kiwi, Canadian, Indian, Jew, Christian, Chinese and so on, is to place that stereotype upon ourselves. An animal in a cage is a frustrated animal. The way to cage a human [...]

What Comes First, Desire Or Thought

18 June 2009

When we are born, the first pure desire we have is a desire to eat.  The infant does not think about food, it feels hunger and wants to eat.  It then smells the mothers milk in her breast and moves towards the food source.  Desire preceded thought. In time, a bottle replaces the breast and [...]

How You Are Ruled By Acquired Opinions, And How To Be Free

31 May 2009

“God created all creatures equal, except man. To man, He gave freedom of choice.” This thought is what my grandfather always told me, and now 30 years later, it struck me that our being and personality, our potential and our actualization, are not equal. What is that choice? What do we have the freedom to [...]

Why People Do Not Know How To Feel

25 May 2009

What do you feel? The first thing that happens when asked this question is that you think about it. Then your mind goes in one direction and you think about that further. The moment thought or intellect comes into the question of feeling, imagination rises and feelings are distorted. The images that your imagination will [...]

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 [...]