Hamlet’s Acceptance (“The Readiness is All”)
Hamlet’s final words on readiness have often been heard as resignation. The Aurelian view hears them differently: as the fruit of a journey from hesitation through inner integration to calm, whole action. This reading brings Hamlet into conversation with Arjuna, the Shaolin warrior, and modern approaches to conflict — showing why his acceptance still matters, Read the full article…
The Deep Defense Doctrine
The Deep Defense Doctrine is a way of thinking about security that directly protects people while also removing the roots of threats. It unites national strength and Compassion by applying practical tools like deradicalization, veteran care, and deep diplomacy in novel ways, supported by Lisa. In a world of accelerating complexity, lethal weapons, and A.I.-driven Read the full article…
The Existential Shock of Real Freedom
Freedom sounds attractive, but real freedom can be frightening. It touches the deepest parts of human existence, awakening both fear and wonder. Lisa meets people at that threshold, not avoiding the shock but turning it into an invitation. This blog explores why deeply real freedom feels existential, how people often flee from it, and how Read the full article…
Intro ― What are Deep Readings?
Deep Readings are encounters with fragments of literature – poems, passages from novels, wisdom texts, song lyrics, even letters – that carry a symbolic richness and a resonance reaching beyond the literal. You find a growing list of these in the category Deep Readings. The emphasis is not on literary scholarship, nor on treating literature Read the full article…
How Lisa Manages Quick Fix Demands
Quick fixes are tempting. They promise instant relief but often leave the deeper issues untouched. Lisa encounters these demands regularly: “Take away my stress now” or “Make me sleep tonight.” This blog shows how she responds with Compassion, offering both immediate comfort and a path toward real transformation. “Lisa, fix me now!” This request comes Read the full article…
Motivational Interviewing?
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a well-known counseling approach. How does it relate to AURELIS? Do they overlap? Can they work together without compromising on what makes AURELIS unique? This blog explores both methods side by side. It highlights their similarities, their differences, and shows how MI can flavor an AURELIS session without changing its essence. Read the full article…
The ‘Self’ in East and West
What do we mean when we say ‘I’? The East and the West have given very different answers to that question, often so different that they seem to talk past each other. At the same time, both are wrestling with the same underlying problem: mistaking the surface for the whole. This blog explores how the Read the full article…
Deep Reading: Yasunari Kawabata – Nobel Lecture (1968)
(about Deep Readings) The FragmentOriginal (Japanese, from Dōgen): 春は花 夏ほととぎす 秋は月 冬雪さえてすずしかりけり Transliteration: Haru wa hana,natsu hototogisu,aki wa tsuki,fuyu yuki saete,suzushikarikeri. English rendering (by Lisa): In spring, the flowers.In summer, the cuckoo’s song.In autumn, the moon.In winter, the snow, clear and cold. (Public domain, NobelPrize.org) Read the full lecture → Nobel Prize website Contextual GlimpseWhen Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Bob Dylan – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1973)
(about Deep Readings) The Fragment “Mama, take this badge off of meI can’t use it anymore.It’s gettin’ dark, too dark to see,I feel I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door.”(Short quote due to copyright) Read full lyrics → GeniusListen → Dylan performing on YouTube Contextual GlimpseWritten in 1973 for the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Read the full article…
Openness to Complexity in the Age of A.I.
We are entering the Age of A.I., and nothing will ever be the same. Complexity is growing everywhere — in business, in global governance, in our own inner lives. Treating it as complicatedness (no complexity involved) is a recipe for collapse. The only real solution is Openness (mainly to our own complexity). With it, business, Read the full article…
Lisa’s Polyphony
Polyphony is more than a musical technique. It is a way of listening — within the self, between people, across cultures. This blog explores how polyphony mirrors Compassion: many voices, deeply attuned, creating beauty that no single line could produce. It is an invitation to let harmony emerge as a new dimension of depth. Definition Read the full article…
Deep Reading: Taylor Swift ― Cruel Summer (2019)
(about Deep Readings) The fragment“It’s a cruel summer, with you. I’m drunk in the back of the car, and I cried like a baby coming home from the bar.”(within copyright) Read full lyrics → Genius Listen → on YouTube Contextual glimpseCruel Summer appeared on Taylor Swift’s 2019 album Lover and quickly became one of its Read the full article…
We Live. And We Die
Every human being shares this simple truth: we live, and one day we die. To live is to also face death. This blog is an invitation to reflect on death not as a threat but as a teacher. It shows that life’s depth is found in openness, not fear. Death then becomes less an end Read the full article…
Why is there ‘no’ Polyphony in East Asia?
Western music flourished through polyphony, while East Asia chose the subtle depth of a single voice. This apparent absence is not a lack but a complement. Both paths reveal different ways of listening to depth — and together, they show how Compassion may be found in harmony between voices and in the infinite resonance of Read the full article…
Deep Reading: Peter Paul Rubens ― The Descent from the Cross (1612–1614)
(about Deep Readings) The fragmentThe central image: Christ’s body, pale and limp, being lowered from the cross by hands that strain, steady, and support. His weight presses into the white sheet; faces above and below show effort, grief, and tenderness. Contextual glimpsePainted for Antwerp Cathedral in the early 17th century, Rubens’ The Descent from the Read the full article…
The Trio of Decision Making (Triodema)
Incremental decision‑making (planning) is rarely as straightforward as it looks. Beneath every choice lie rhythms of movement, pause, and orientation. When these rhythms are recognized, decision‑making can unfold with greater coherence and humanity. Triodema – the trio of decision‑making – describes this living rhythm. It consists of going forward with speed, slowing down to deeper Read the full article…