Action is only worthwhile if it ultimately produces a positive effect. Positive is the look that sees beauty everywhere. Everywhere you go, you have the choice to seek to improve a situation, to leave it unchanged or to degrade it. Degraded are the thoughts that do not manage to generate a favorable outcome for oneself and for others. Others bring…
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Innocence can manifest itself when we lose self-awareness. The self is both our ally and our worst enemy. The enemy is that other self that we look at with envy. Envy is nothing but the symbol of our own lack. Lack appears when we try to satisfy an unlimited need in something finite. That which has clear boundaries is finite.…
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“It is to have made a great step in wisdom to have no need of society in the evening” Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly “If there is in the sublime of man three quarters of folly, there is in wisdom three quarters of contempt” Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom” William Blake “If the fool…
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How to live well when you are dying Every second that passes brings us closer to the inevitable outcome of death. It seems to be far away, yet it is advancing at a rapid pace without us realizing it. How can we make the most of each moment so that we don’t feel like we are wasting our time? In…
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A human being can trivially be defined by a sum of desires. What makes us valuable, in the end, is the arrangement of these desires and the quality of these desires. If it is of course difficult to always control our desires, there are nevertheless ways to make them less toxic for us, in that they develop a higher dimension…
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According to the Hindu tradition, there are 3 gunas, three natural inclinations present in each of us: tama, raja and satva. Each of these 3 gunas makes us tend towards ignorance (/ indolence), desire and harmony respectively. Someone who aspires to progress on the path of wisdom and spirituality must minimize the traces of tama and raja to leave only…
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Finding inspiration from Buddhist wisdom According to the Buddhist tradition, there are ten evil actions, also called non-virtuous. They generate negative karma that hinders our spiritual progress and ultimately impedes the path to enlightenment. If you don’t know what to do and you want to contribute to the good around you, it is sometimes easier to refrain from doing evil.…
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According to the Indian tradition, there is a special consideration associated with speech. As it is one of the vehicles of energy, it must be used with care and wisdom. It is notably in the Bhagavad Gîtâ, one of the pillar books of Hinduism, that its power is told. It was later taken up in Buddhist thought, which is based…
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It is difficult to act on a daily basis with a light or tender heart. However, some people manage to do so, despite situations that are much more difficult than ours. How do they do it? What is the secret of those who keep smiling even though they have every reason to fill their hearts with hate or despair? There…
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The need to move from the status of believer to that of spiritual seeker All religious traditions are built from one or more people who were spiritual seekers, yet the faithful adopt the posture of believer. Throughout the ages, religion has spread first under the impulse of an enlightened master. Whether we call them prophets, gurus or mystics, each of…
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