Conditioning

The Conclusion Is Emptiness

The content of this blog stretches back over almost 18 years. It began as a search of the truth of human behaviour, prompted by a curiosity about why people behave

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The List

What follows is a list of the most important and most helpful pieces from this blog. The list makes it easy for you to understand at a glance what is

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Begin Again

This entry is an example of what I alluded to in the previous post about using the words of others to remind me of what I easily forget. Listening to

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Distractions Of The Familiar

My training was tough at times. It was confrontational and challenging, and I left exhausted but forever different. For years afterwards I questioned the intensity of Karaj’s exacting approach, but

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Back Again, But Different

There’s a glorious moment of not-knowing first thing in the morning. Just on the edge of wakefulness, as consciousness beckons, life takes a deep, silent breath and waits. In that

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Work On Yourself

There are exceptions to every rule, but for most of the issues we face in life the answer is always the same: work on yourself. Whether you are angry with

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If I Knew Then What I Know Now

Following on from the previous post about the effect each generation has on the next, this post (#1000) reinforces the point that when we bring awareness and an intention to improve

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Discovering The True Self

Fundamentally, personal development is simple: see clearly who you are; understand that (most of) your behaviour is conditioned; let go of what doesn’t serve you; and re-condition the self according

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And So It Continues…

How you choose to see life makes a difference to your perception of yourself, the world, and your place in it. Your outlook and attitude define the qualities you attribute

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