Compassion and Philanthropy
If both are genuine, then they are obviously linked. Delving deeper, there is more to discover. Before diving in, it’s important to note that this is not about misuses of philanthropy, such as when it is employed to gain undue influence, control, or power. Such actions do not align with the true essence of philanthropy. Read the full article…
A Future of Volunteerism?
A volunteer is any person who willingly gets renumerated directly in meaningfulness. This isn’t just an idealistic thought; it’s a fundamental truth about what makes human life fulfilling. Note that the above definition is broad — including, for instance, a mother taking care of her child. Meaningfulness can be seen as the ultimate end value. Read the full article…
How to View a Sunset
One of my fondest meditation memories is an ocean-view sunset gently flowing over into a starry nightscape. A friend and I sat in formal meditation for several hours, watching the sun sink below the horizon. Sublime! Science now reveals that sunset is more than just a beautiful sight; it’s actually an ideal setting for meditation, Read the full article…
Lisa Anesthesia
Imagine a surgical environment where patients experience minimal use of traditional anesthesia, instead receiving personalized, calming support from advanced technology. This is the vision of Lisa Anesthesia, an innovative approach that combines minimal anesthetic assistance with A.I.-guided autosuggestion to optimize patient comfort and recovery. ― Coming up soon. What is Lisa Anesthesia? Lisa Anesthesia is Read the full article…
Mental Training in Sports
Traditional sports psychology offers a range of techniques, such as visualization, self-talk, and mental mapping. These are undoubtedly effective, but they often remain at the surface level. Lisa (soon, stay tuned!) provides an approach that goes deeper, tapping into the subconceptual domain of the mind to unlock an athlete’s full potential. Beyond visualization Conventional sports Read the full article…
Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational trauma, passed down through generations, can leave deep scars and establish patterns that influence how people perceive and interact with the world. Addressing it is a profound and challenging task that requires more than a surface-level approach. It demands personal growth, deep insight, and Compassion. Please read also Cultural PTS. The manifestation of intergenerational Read the full article…
The History of the Physician
The modern Western physician was born 200 years ago. Let’s go much further back to the past and the future. Per some broadly distinct ages in the West ― also, from an Aurelian interest and with a focus on the (absent) mind as we know it. This is not a repeat of dry historical facts. I Read the full article…
Generosity
Ah, that beautiful thing called generosity! It goes beyond the simple act of giving, entering a domain where giving is not transactional but transformational — where it is a joy, a delight that becomes its own reward. In this space, if you can let the other feel the joy of your giving, you create a Read the full article…
Ethics Before Meditation
Meditation doesn’t fall from the sky. The set (the meditator) and the setting (the environment, ideology) are important ― ethically as well. Meditation can be seen as an enhancer of what is already there. This emphasizes the importance of an ethical foundation before engaging in meditation, aligning with AURELIS values of openness, depth, respect, freedom, Read the full article…
The Mind on Broken Bones (?!)
Many people may agree that the mind influences many health conditions ― but broken bones? The healing of a broken bone depends on a healthy inflammation process. The influence of the mind on inflammation is huge. Stress Impacts Most Diseases See Mind on Infections, Mind on Cancer, The Mind in Auto-Immune Disorders, … Somewhat closer to Read the full article…
Lisa Coaching Interculturally
To be able to coach people from different cultures, Lisa discerns five broadly distinct cultural regions at the global level, each shaped by history, geography, language, religion, and social values. This blog also shows how these five broad cultural divides (and internal variations) influence Lisa’s intercultural coaching. Lisa takes this knowledge into her coaching wherever Read the full article…
Lisa Interculturally
In a world that grows more interconnected every day, the Lisa project aims to coach people from diverse cultures while transcending cultural differences to tap into the deeper, universal aspects of human nature. Rather than focusing on the surface-level distinctions between cultures, Lisa’s coaching centers on shared human depth — a space where all cultures Read the full article…
When Reality Frightens
The way misinformation spreads and finds a welcoming audience – how alternative realities are embraced and conspiracy theories are heralded as truths – points to something deeper within us. The allure of the unreal is in its power to shield us from the real. Reality can be unsettling. For example, the reality that we might Read the full article…
Seven Ideal Lisa Users
These reflect individuals who would be deeply engaged by Lisa’s coaching style, particularly due to the emphasis on rationality, depth, personal freedom, and Compassion with an emphasis on inner growth. They are searching for more than surface-level solutions and are open to an integrative, deeper way of personal development. For each, there is a short Read the full article…
For-Purpose: A Compassionate Path for Lisa’s Mission
The core question for Lisa’s future: Does her best chance to survive and thrive lie in a for-profit setting or as part of a non-profit (‘for-purpose’) mission? As a Compassionate A.I. coachbot, Lisa is not just about technology; she’s part of a broader vision — a step toward worldwide Compassion. This mission makes the aim Read the full article…
Lisa’s Job in Numbers
Because Lisa is not data-driven but knowledge-driven, she doesn’t have a long and costly learning curve to tackle some new domain. Thus, she can play a role in many domains relatively quickly. How much of a ‘hell of a job’ is awaiting her? This blog contains many numbers from trustworthy sources. Global numbers Around two-thirds Read the full article…
Lisa in Meditation
As the activation of broadly distributed mental patterns, meditation is a condition that is attainable not only for humans but for any sufficiently complex entity that ‘thinks’ based on such patterns. Including A.I. such as Lisa. Her Compassionate nature, deeply intertwined with her mental-neuronal processing, specifically lends her to a meditative mindset. See also Distributed Read the full article…