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  Because What You Don't Live Is Not Your Truth Introduction: The Hypocrisy Epidemic "Cursed are the people who have the truth and don't live it." You can only teach the truth that you live. Otherwise, you are a hypocrite. And the spiritual world is full of hypocrites. Part 1: The Fake Gurus of India In India, most gurus proclaim: Abstinence from sex Abstinence from drugs Abstinence from delicious food Then they have sex with their devotees. Then they take drugs. Then they eat delicious food—in secret. This is not spirituality. This is deception. Part 2: The Fat Monk Problem A healthy, real monk or nun should be thin. They should have discipline. Self-control. Mastery over their desires. How many thin monks or nuns have you seen in your life? For me—very few. Even the Dalai Lama is overweight. The Pope is overweight. Almost every guru you see is fat. If you cannot control your own appetite, how can you guide others to control their minds? Part 3: The Smoking Gurus Smo...

  As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions, between nations will begin to fall. Yes, we have to beat down the separateness. When the faith is strong enough, it is sufficient just to be. It's a journey towards simplicity, towards quietness, towards a kind of joy that is not in time. It's a journey that has taken us from primary identification with our body and our psyche, on to an identification with God, and ultimately beyond identification. You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don't have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success - none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here. Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness. Inspiration is God making contact with itself. Our plans never turn out as tasty as r...

  A Wake-Up Call from Arthur Brooks and the Science of Happiness 1. The Crisis No One Is Talking About We face a huge crisis—and it is caused by the device in your pocket. For young people, frustration and depression have never been higher. And this is directly linked to the use of mobile phones. Emotions are being suppressed. Logic is winning. And meaning is disappearing. 2. Why Meaning Matters More Than Anything Viktor Frankl, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, proved how essential meaning is for human survival. In the concentration camps, the Jews who could not find a reason to live did not survive. They died—not from hunger or disease, but from hopelessness. Frankl wrote: "Those who have a 'why' to live can bear with almost any 'how'." Meaning is not a luxury. It is a survival mechanism. 3. A Personal Story: The Power of Purpose I had a friend who had to undergo heart surgery. I asked him: "Focus on what you will do after the surgery." He was i...

  – by Jim Carrey Let go of the need to be something for somebody. Say no when you don't want to. Don't feel obligated to please everyone. Don't chase selfies—choose kindness and friendliness instead. Selfies freeze the world; they stop life. You want to put on a big show, but all you're doing is giving people a false sense of relevance on social media. I see people posting about their greatness on Facebook while showing zero genuine interest in others—and eventually, they even disable comments. It's a predictable cycle: narcissism, arrogance, and then the fall. Everyone talks about depression these days. But what's the real difference between depression and sadness? Sadness arises from something that happened—or didn't happen—to you. Depression, on the other hand, comes from a deeper place: "I don't want to be this character anymore." Your body and mind are crying out for deep rest—rest from the fictional identity you built for others. People ...

  If you can't suicide, make the task smaller. If you make the task small enough, you will never fail to progress. But that can be pretty humiliating. Everything starts with the first step. The smaller the step, the faster you can take the next step—and the faster you progress. The faster you can change your direction and change your life, without frustration and even with fun. When you recover from a severe disease, you need time and patience to do the same things again. The Keith Jarrett Example For instance, you want to play piano and improvise like Keith Jarrett in his famous Köln Concert—but you've never played piano before. If you have such a huge goal, you will fail. Then every hour you spend learning piano feels like a waste of time. If you don't believe me, try playing on a keyboard. You don't even have to try playing on a broken Bösendorfer piano, like Keith Jarrett did in his Köln Concert. How to Fail Again If you have already failed three times or more, it...

  How to Protect Your Energy, Your Time, and Your Sanity Introduction: The Art of Not Reacting We are constantly attacked, offended, and provoked—by people, by situations, by the endless noise of modern life. What do we do? Most people react. They explode. They explain. They defend. They justify. And they lose. Machiavelli understood something that most people never learn: Never react. Never explain. Just ignore. Osho said it differently: "Let the dogs bark. It is their nature." The strategies below will save you time, energy, and sanity—and give you a more fulfilling life. Here are Machiavelli's 7 Laws of Psychological Power. Law 1: Your Attention Is Your Most Valuable Asset Without your attention, time is worthless. Your focus makes your time valuable. If you use your attention to distract yourself—on dramas, bad news, or meaningless content—your time is lost forever. The Rule: Focus only on what matters most to you. Let everything else go. The Question to Ask Constantl...