Many cultures teach us from a very young age to suppress our feelings, whereas ideally we should be educated from an early age by our parents, schools, society in general […]

I love books, don’t get me wrong. I used to read 1 book a day when I had time for it and I’m capable to leave a super-duper shopping mall […]

We all met someone who is a constant victim of their circumstances. Their parents are to be blamed for not giving them enough support and understanding. Their bosses suck. Their […]

I know it’s not easy to deal with someone who treats you or others around you, that you care for, in a hurtful or disrespectful way. I’ve been there, am […]

I grew up in an affluent and educated family. Despite being an over-achiever in my childhood and teens having a musical career & a PhD offered by one of the […]

The days of “self” are changing. Our society, our homes, our hearts are more and more open to kindness than anything else. With kindness, its sister compassion arrives too. You, […]

We live in a world where we are trained from an early age to care what others think of us. We shaped the ‘care’ part of it into a real […]

Have you ever come across someone who always jumps with defensiveness and self-righteousness? I certainly have. In my pre-Buddhist days, I’d jump back thinking I can show them what they […]

We have a mind that can go in two opposite directions. Which direction we choose will always determine how we feel. The world we live in and the minds we […]

As a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner, student & teacher, I’m sharing many views on life with the worldwide known Tibetan Buddhist teachers; my favourite ones so far are Dalai Lama, Geshe […]