Changing Our Minds“Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof” (John Kenneth Galbraith). So true, isn’t it? Of course, I’d like to think it doesn’t apply to me...

Forces Of Nature“Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains, there is only rain; when the clouds pass, the sun shines through.” (Lao Tzu) Nature is a great role model because it is always in the present moment...

Does Your Mind Have An Off Switch?My honest answer? I don’t know. Or, if it does, I don’t know where to find it and use it when I want to. Sometimes I feel my mind is switched off. But the moment I notice, it’s like I accidentally...

Like A Newborn Child“He who is in harmony with the Tao is like a newborn child.” (Lao Tzu) Ever watched a child? Whatever they’re interested in is the only thing that exists for them. No ulterior motives, no hidden agendas—just th...

The Big Question“The” big question? Is there only one “big question” in life? No, of course there are a number of them. However, the one I’m going to pick is “Did you do what you came here to do?” I think it has interesting wordin...

Thoughts and Desires“Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart.” (Lao Tzu) The Tao Te Ching (Chapter 12) reminds us that thoughts and desires are not the way to go. However, it’s interesting to note that they both origina...

Looking Twice at a Heisenberg Quote“What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.” That’s a quote attributed to the physicist Werner Heisenberg. He also gave us Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle whi...

Silence Speaks“Those who know don’t talk. Those who talk don’t know.” (Lao Tzu) Sounds witty, doesn’t it? This is the Tao Te Ching (Chapter 56). Interesting how know-it-alls tend to be talkative. After all, how else can...

Follow the Floor LightingYou likely recognize these words. It’s from the safety announcement we all sit through every time we’re on an airplane. “In the unlikely event of an emergency... follow the floor lighting…” It somehow reassures...

Just Three Things“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.” (Lao Tzu) Well, that sounds simple. But do I have the patience to let it sink in? And do I have the compassion to respond from a point of view other than my...