Today, I deleted my Facebook account. Again (I already took a FB sabbatical, years ago). For the second time my neurotic brain came up with the same insecure drivel : "What if I lose touch with … [Read more...]
Changing the world? Are you serious?
From the individual point of view, solving worldwide issues is not going to do you any good. It's not going to help me either (I'm already busy enough paying the IRS back). Let's face it, … [Read more...]
Getting old is not what you think
They took him out of the car. The man was a wreck, he was barely able to lift his head and his deformed legs lied in a wheelchair. Two monks carried him slowly, with extreme care, as if he would fall … [Read more...]
Hating yourself a little less
If you're black, you're the usual suspect, they'll call you nigger or just "person of color" and you'll get the evil eye in the bus and the restaurant. It's easy to be rejected, all it takes is to … [Read more...]
5 Tough Questions
Since I started gr0wing.com, I've been receiving emails from every parts of the earth: India, the UK, France, Denmark, the USA. The Internet has delivered its promise as a global conversation … [Read more...]
10 crappiest myths about depression
Of all the statements I heard about depression, the dumbest ones came out of my own mouth. Yet, overtime I had to soften up: most of my family suffers from depression and I was diagnosed with it too, … [Read more...]
5 things to do if you want to become a Buddhist monk
A couple of years have passed since I wrote "4 things you should know if you want to be a Buddhist monk". I was not aware this post would be read by 33000 people, many of whom subsequently emailed me … [Read more...]
7 daily excuses that prevent you from meditating (and how to stop making them up)
Your mind was set, you were going to meditate every single day, so you sold off your PS4 on ebay and turned your bedroom into a minimalistic Zen garden. You were OMG so sure that this mindfulness … [Read more...]
You’re worth more than that: the pricing law
When there's only crap on the menu, it's OK to leave the restaurant and go eat somewhere else. It's OK, really, yet how many times did social pressure force you to endure a painful time in a place … [Read more...]
Buddhism sold short
There is more to Meditation than stress release and focus enhancement. Some Tibetan Buddhist masters say that the fruits of mind practice are actually limitless, they also say that you can experience … [Read more...]