How does equanimity get made? Frustration, irritation, annoyance and many other disturbances to our equanimity are frequent and just sort of happen to us. Can we not have them happen to us? And if so, how do we make them not happen? When we’re meditating we get distracted. Often. Usually, we don’t just bring our… Continue reading On equanimity
Chop chop
The world is quite a large place and there’s a lot going on. We have 5 senses to take it in and a tiny brain to process it with. How on earth do we make sense of everything? We don’t. We filter out almost everything, zoom into some level of detail, apply a model or… Continue reading Chop chop
Iedereen kan er niks aan doen
Everyone can do nothing about it. We all feel that we have ‘free will’, the ability to make choices, to decide how to act, to do or not do something and to choose how and what we think. Our free will is what gives us responsibility for our actions. It’s what blame and praise are… Continue reading Iedereen kan er niks aan doen
Not to be
Allegedly being is the central question. At least if mr. Bill Shakespeare is to be believed. But what does it mean when we say that something ‘is’? To be is probably the first verb that we learn in any language. It is one of the most used verbs as well. And yet, it is also… Continue reading Not to be