The Risk of Shallow Rationality
Rationality is often praised as the ultimate safeguard against bias, error, and manipulation. It gives us structure, helps us organize information, and allows us to make logical decisions. But what happens when rationality itself becomes shallow? This is where things get tricky. Shallow rationality looks like real rationality but stays on the surface, disconnected from Read the full article…
Groupthink vs. Rationality
Groupthink and rationality don’t mix well. At its core, groupthink prioritizes loyalty and cohesion, often at the cost of truth and independent thought. Rationality, on the other hand, is about questioning, refining, and evolving ideas — even when that means stepping outside the comfort of the group. In today’s world, we see this tension everywhere. Read the full article…
We Are Not Alone
This may be the first reason why people are drawn to spirituality. The idea of being-not-alone can bring relief, whether in the form of a personal god or something more abstract. We may be creatures who wish to ‘be meaningful’ forever, yet we know we won’t. That’s hard to take. But if there’s someone – Read the full article…
YogaZen: a Journey of Insight and Movement
YogaZen is not just another form of yoga, nor is it just Zen with a few added movements. It is a fusion of two ancient traditions, designed to bring insights to life in a way that remains with you. It is a way of growing from within, where movement and reflection intertwine naturally. In YogaZen, Read the full article…
Compassion: Highway to Super-Intelligence?
The race toward super-intelligent A.I. is usually framed as a competition in raw computing power, problem-solving capabilities, and efficiency. But what if the key to real super-intelligence isn’t just about faster calculations? What if it’s about something deeper? Compassion ― not as a sentimental ideal, but as a structural necessity for intelligence itself. Could it Read the full article…
How Compassion Works ― with Chronic Pain as an Example
This blog is about how Compassion actually works — how it moves, how it transforms suffering, and how it fosters healing. To make this concrete, we’ll explore it through the lens of chronic pain, a condition where the physical and mental aspects of suffering are deeply intertwined. In a previous blog, “Compassion: Evolutionary or Universal?”, Read the full article…
Compassion: Evolutionary or Universal?
Is Compassion just a product of natural selection, a clever survival mechanism that helped us cooperate and thrive? Or is it something woven into the very fabric of existence? While science often frames Compassion as an adaptive trait, deeper reflection shows it may be a fundamental reality rather than just a tool for survival. If Read the full article…
Can AURELIS Heighten Global Compassion?
Compassion is often seen as something individuals cultivate within themselves. But what if it could be something truly global? What if Compassion were a force capable of shaping human evolution, culture, and even leadership? AURELIS exists to awaken human depth, making it a catalyst for global Compassion. How? Three AURELIS initiatives – DailyTwinkles, Lisa’s coaching, Read the full article…
Who Wants to Win?
Winning is often seen as the ultimate goal. This fuels the drive to succeed, to dominate, to be the best in business, politics, relationships, and even within our own minds. But who, exactly, wants to win? And what does winning really mean? At first glance, Compassion might seem like the opposite of winning. It appears Read the full article…
Never Change a Habit
Instead, let the habit change you. We’ve been told that to improve our lives, we need to break bad habits and form good ones. The idea seems simple — identify a habit, replace it with a better one, and repeat until it sticks. But anyone who has tried to forcefully change a habit knows how Read the full article…
What’s in a Habit?
Habits are patterns of thought, emotion, and perception woven deep into the structure of our minds. They shape our lives in ways we often don’t realize. Some habits feel like second nature, but the real question is why any habit exists in the first place. What is it doing there? What does it want? Instead Read the full article…
Are you happy?
The question “Are you happy?” can feel strangely unsettling, as if we should have an answer ready. But what if happiness isn’t something to achieve, but something that arises, expands, and flows? It’s something we all seek, yet the moment we try to grasp it, it often slips through our fingers. I remember a conversation Read the full article…
What Makes Compassion Training Effective?
An effective Compassion training invites Compassion to naturally arise from profoundly within. It nurtures the right mental conditions, allowing participants to trust the strength of their own inner depth. Deep Compassion (with capital C ― a complex phenomenon, much more than pity) is not a skill to be learned, something external that can be taught Read the full article…
About ‘Compassion Fatigue’
On top of sheer workload, many believe Compassion fatigue happens because people care too much. But that’s not entirely true. People don’t burn out from being too Compassionate — but rather from giving in a way that doesn’t replenish them. Compassion should be self-renewing. When it flows naturally, it deepens, enriches, and even strengthens the Read the full article…
Training vs. Growing Compassion
Many believe Compassion can be trained like a skill. Follow the right steps, use the right words, and – voilà! – you’re Compassionate. But if that were true, why does forced Compassion often feel hollow, both to the giver and the receiver? The truth is, Compassion cannot be installed like a program — it must Read the full article…
Imagine
John Lennon, 1971 Lyrics (see John singing it) Imagine there’s no heavenIt’s easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us, only sky Imagine all the peopleLivin’ for todayAh Imagine there’s no countriesIt isn’t hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion, too Imagine all the peopleLivin’ life in peaceYou You may say I’m Read the full article…
Compassion without Depth?
In the AURELIS view, Compassion – written with a capital ‘C’ – is something far deeper than mere kindness or empathy. It is a process that involves rationality and depth to their fullest extent. Without this depth, what many call ‘compassion’ may become sentimentality or even a tool for control. This raises an important question: Read the full article…