Christ says: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:3 ‘The kingdom of heaven’ is Christian lingo for the ultimate goal of spiritual life; it is the Christian equivalent of the Buddhist nirvāṇa. What could it mean that the goal of spirituality belongs to the poor in spirit? Shouldn’t…
Of course you exist, don’t worry! If you didn’t, how would you know it? There wouldn’t exist anyone to know they don’t exist! To put your existence to doubt is to prove it. Only one who exists may wonder whether they do or not! Right? Right… Unless our premise is wrong. A wrong premise may…
Each one of us is a path, a narrow path amidst a mist.
Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence (or eternal return) is a life-changing idea. It is the notion your whole life repeats forever. Can you bear it?
Our inability to handle desire is at the root of most our problems. Buddhist psychology says it’s the root of all of them…
Nietzsche and the Buddha give us some of the deepest insights and advice on how to face suffering
The law of karma and rebirth is one of the bedrock teachings of the Buddha. It is also one of the most problematic ones.
