Why do we do a job we hate instead of something we're passionate about? Because we don't want to trade a salary for a passion that might not pay us anything, it's only fair to be prudent in a tough … [Read more...]
5 insanely useful tips to keep you meditating no matter what
When I started meditating, I was taught to sit cross-legged with a single object of focus. I did that everyday for 4 years, in the silent bedroom of my apartment, the challenge was to be persistent … [Read more...]
The Solid Ground of Altruistic Motivation
"Forget about yourself and your problems will forget about you" - Lama Gendun Whatever you're doing right now, are you doing it just for yourself, or with everyone in mind? The issue at hand … [Read more...]
Can you be a Buddhist and do drugs?
During my short stay on earth I've done many things that I did not like: going to school, watering down my ethics in order to get a job, attempting to fit in the status quo… It wasn't really cool, … [Read more...]
4 pieces of advice I WOULDN’T give my 20 year old self
It's 6 am, I just woke up and my face is looking at me in the bathroom's mirror. This old mug...It's wrinkled now but also a bit friendlier than it was two decades ago. Actually, when I was 20 I … [Read more...]
How to proudly defeat the Orwellian nightmare in 7 simple steps
It's around 1 am and I'm up for a beer or two. At this time CVS is the only store where I can find alcohol. I don't like to give money to those aseptic businesses opened 24/7, not sure why, maybe is … [Read more...]
5 reasons why you should start your own blog
The first time I heard about Blogging I found the idea laughable, "that's a good hobby if you don't have any life at all", I thought. Who has the time to publish vegan leek-pie recipes, reviews on … [Read more...]
Geoarbitrage: is it OK to hire a slave?
When I was a Monk, having an ethical lifestyle consisted mainly in keeping the 5 following vows: Not to kill Not to steal Not to lie Not to consume intoxicants Chastity It was tough … [Read more...]
6 moronic ideas about meditation
I've come by a article about the rise of meditation in Silicon Valley and how it's used as a tool to improve engineers' and marketing teams' performance at work. That's the kind of news that makes … [Read more...]
Experimenting with lifestyle design
I flip burgers for 10$/hour these days. That's what I get paid, could be worse, I know that in some countries my wages would be far crappier than that, but still. This period of financial scarcity … [Read more...]