The unencumbered spirit

Tag: happiness

  • Blue or Red

    When adversity falls upon you, and it will,you are left with only two choices.You can either complain about lifeand become a victim of what life thrusts upon youOr, you can choose to be an active participant of itand voluntarily confront the rising challenges.This is not merely a mental trick or an attitude switch; but rather,…

  • Truth revealed

    When the survival mind that escapes from everyday terrormeets the brave heart that longs for an extraordinary life, the lies are exhaustedand the truth reveals itself.

  • Heart wisdom

    In the depth of your heart lies your infinite wisdom.It unveils its holy faceonly when you surrender—not giving up,but letting fallthe shackles that imprison your soul.

  • Acceptance

    The paradox:You can not work, pray, force, beg, or meditate your pain away.It’s only by fully accepting and embracing itdo you find liberation and peace.The tighter you clench your fist,the quicker the sand streams away.Similarly,the tighter you grasp at the wish of feeling better,the farther you are from really having it.

  • Quest for Freedom

    The only way to personal freedom— a simple yet radical approach to happiness —is to eliminate what is unreal; what’s left is then the real.The first step and probably the hardest one is to identify and recognize what’s unreal.For our mind likes to deceive us into believing the unreal to be real. Our thoughts, our…

  • Tomorrow is an illusion

    Your happiness does not live in the tomorrow.Dreaming about an expected future is an escapefrom the pain you fear today.The future is an illusion until you are present here and now.

  • Self-healing

    The first step towards self-healingis to soberly examine what sits right in front,without any preconceived assumption.

  • Bond

    Remember.It is love that binds people,Not their possessions.

  • Understanding Surface vs. Deep Change

    There are two types of change. The first type is a surface level change. It’s an outward change like changing your physical appearances, your relationships, or living environments. Though such change might bring you temporary satisfaction as it seems to meet your needs to some extent, it doesn’t usually have a long-lasting affect. This is…

  • The Healing Power of Nature: A Journey Within

    I believe nature has a way of healing us. When you go outside and completely immerse yourself in the beauty of nature — no matter if it’s relaxing mindlessly on a beach, wandering aimlessly through a forest, or just sitting silently by a stream — it almost feels like a transcendental experience, where the weight…