2. Mind and Corona
Nothing worse than a false sense of security. Please, take every measure of precaution. Then, read on. March 20, 2020 [Please read first: “Covid-19: Pandemia or Global Hysteria?“] Disclaimer: This article is not a scientific review. Most unfortunately, the disclaimer holds truth. This article is not a scientific review because there is no science Read the full article…
1. Covid-19: Pandemia or Global Hysteria?
Nothing worse than a false sense of security. Please, take every measure of precaution. Then, read on. March 18, 2020 This article is dedicated to Dr. Li, not because he stood up to Chinese authority but because he stood up. There is hope for humanity as long as there are individuals who are brave Read the full article…
The Journey Towards Compassionate A.I.
So, I’ve written a book. It carries the same title as this blog. It’s about intelligence, consciousness, and Compassion (with capital). Only on the background of these can one talk about the future of real A.I. (and us). First things first: ‘The Journey Towards Compassionate A.I.’ is available through many internet outlets, such as Amazon. Read the full article…
Human Vulnerability
In an A.I. future – and already now – the main vulnerability of the human race will be the result of our not seeing the most significant part of ourselves. I’m talking about non-conscious mental processing. Every feeling, every thought that arises within any person, including you, here, now, rises from somewhere, including a myriad Read the full article…
Weakness
Weakness is to be avoided. This doesn’t mean that everybody should become harder. Continua Many human features are lying on continua with extremes at both sides. If utter hardness lies at one extreme of such a continuum, weakness lies at the opposite. Still, being less weak doesn’t mean being harder. There is more complexity in Read the full article…
Energy
Deep motivation. The direction matters. Constructive or rather destructive, intentional or somewhat chaotic, used or abused. It matters when it matters to people. The more profoundly someone makes it matter, the more it matters. If you know what I mean. Depth makes it matter. That’s what depth is about, what makes it essential. Without it, Read the full article…
Open Leadership is Bigger than You
This is an invitation for any leader to grow. One needs to continuously grow to be an Open Leader. ‘Open’ means open to all sides, especially the insides. “A big error for a leader is to put his self-interest above the group.” One hears this frequently. The solution looks simple: put the interest of the Read the full article…
Female-Friendly in Open Leadership
A woman should feel free to show she is a woman, not only in her appearance but also in her way of doing. She shouldn’t feel urged to take up a male way of doing things. Why is it more difficult for a woman to get to the top? In principle, this can have many Read the full article…
What Has Been, Is, and Will Be
Humanity is in turmoil. Several of the world’s biggest problems are at present happening together because of an underlying process. There is a need for a comprehensive look to see this process thoroughly. It is not so much related to what happens to us, humans, as to what happens from within us, who we are. Read the full article…
Till I Find you
I will keep searching for you over mountains and time and through much that happens meanwhile. I will keep searching for you in eyes and deeds in many things important and unimportant and big and small. I will keep searching for you in what I do and don’t do for five hundred years in what Read the full article…
Three Short Meditations: 3′ Contemplation
This is a short series of short meditations. The best is to do the meditations in the following order, but only one at a time in the beginning. If one goes well, you can proceed to the next. If they all go well, you can do them in any order you like: Three Short Meditations: Read the full article…
Three Short Meditations: 3′ Empty Teacup
This is a short series of short meditations. The best is to do the meditations in the following order, but only one at a time in the beginning. If one goes well, you can proceed to the next. If they all go well, you can do them in any order you like: Three Short Meditations: Read the full article…
Three Short Meditations: Focus
This is a short series of short meditations. You can take a few minutes to do any one of them. You could start with one minute. Then, gradually, more and more if you like. It’s best to put a time on it before you start, and let your mobile give you a signal at the Read the full article…
Each Belief Deserves Respect – In Freedom, Openness, and Depth
We are not going to get out of a big religious mess without respect and a huge exercise in ‘saying yes.’ Religion and belief A religious feeling is, well, a feeling. And It’s religious. So far, so good. It can be a wonderful, poetic feeling. To me, ‘religion’ is about this feeling. [see: “The Religious Read the full article…
Emptiness
[see also: “Emptiness!“] Empty of concepts in deep meditation. *** Listen! The silence. All lines are parallel. The universe is here. Mind bent on infinity. Somewhere a bird whistles. It is this bird here and now. And then there is this great love, great compassion. ▪▪▪ I. am I. am I. am no longer I. Read the full article…
Sacredness, Sacrilege, Openness
In matters of traditional religion, this turns everything inside out. The words one uses are unimportant. What lies behind is hugely important. ►►► WHY read this? To relieve suffering and enhance human growth through what is most important for many.◄◄◄ Enemies God-fearing people still frequently see atheists as their enemies. An atheist doesn’t say: “I Read the full article…
Meditating on Compassion
Meditation = Compassion Landscape In meditation, one creates for oneself an open inner mental landscape. Feelings and thoughts can freely roam about. One keeps looking at them, knowing that one is the landscape, and one is the feelings, and one is the thoughts. After a while, one way or another, the landscape can become even Read the full article…