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Civilisations, time and the turning wheelWestern confidence in linear progress has weakened due to recent global challenges. This has led to a renewed interest in Ibn Khaldun's cyc...- Quote of the Day by Jack Kerouac: 'It's all in my mind, whether I am in a little room full of thought, or in this endless universe of stars...' A timeless lesson on self-awareness and how the psychology of happiness worksQuote of the Day by Jack Kerouac: Jack Kerouac's quote, “And I realize that no matter where I am, whether in a little room full of thought,...
- Japanese Mindset: Wabi-Sabi- The Japanese aesthetic philosophy that teaches you to find beauty in imperfection and live with less stressWabi-sabi is a Japanese philosophy that finds beauty in imperfection and impermanence. This mindset encourages acceptance of change and app...
- Best life quotes: 'If a problem can be solved, then it’s not worth worrying about. If it can’t be solved, then it’s useless to worry about it' – Meaning of Japanese proverb explainedA timeless Japanese proverb offers a powerful antidote to modern-day anxiety. It advises focusing energy on solvable problems through actio...
- Quote of the day by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho: ‘Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what…’ Why chasing wisdom matters more than copying successful peopleQuote of the day: Part of what makes Matsuo Bashō’s words feel timeless is their emotional honesty. Many people today experience pressure t...
- Quote of the day by Buddha: ‘There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…’Gautama Buddha, born Siddhartha Gautama, renounced royalty to seek enlightenment. He achieved this under the Bodhi tree, becoming the Buddh...
- Lord Buddha’s Path to Karmic Freedom: How His Teachings Reveal Your Karmic DestinyLord Buddha's wisdom operates at a level beyond time, religion, and geography; it speaks directly to the soul's evolution. Paired with astr...
- Memento MoriPope Francis highlights the symbolism of ashes during Lent as a reminder of our mortality and humility. In Hinduism, sacred ash signifies p...
- Power of patienceIn Buddhism, the concept of patience is interwoven with the practice of mindfulness. Through mindfulness, individuals cultivate patience by...
- Is One Belt, One Road the Chinese ashwamedha? How China's mythology influences its politicsAt the heart of Chinese mythology is belief in the Mandate of Heaven. The Emperor of China has been given the divine authority to mirror he...
- The Son of Bo TreeWest Lake in the centre of Hanoi is within walking distance of our hotel. What makes the 1,400-year-old Tran Quoc Pagoda nearby special for...
- A closet full of beliefsImagine Adi Shankaracharya as a brand ambassador of spiritual atheism. Others walked that way before him - Siddhartha Gautama, for example.
- Love and lossImpermanence is an undeniable and inescapable fact of life from which nothing that belongs to the realm of earthly existence is ever free.
- Road to perditionAtheist philosopher Sam Harris, who is also author of The Moral Landscape, thinks the ninth-century Buddhist master Lin Chi was not prescie...
- The father of fearsIn haunting retrospect, when the time came for his only parent’s demise, the scribe found himself functioning like an automaton.
- Leave your cravings to be one with allHave you heard the story of the monk and the sandwich vendor? “Make me one with everything.” So goes the monk’s humble request to the foods...
- Escape burnoutThe first bolt of insight struck the seeker when he was struggling to relax into shavasana, or the yogic pose known as the corpse: the firs...
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