from Mark Serra’s book “The Culture of Respect” The Three Men The first man is powerful, but emotionally immature and therefore – often destructive. Macho, the man of men. The second man is sensitive and good-natured. Guilt and shame make him weak. Indecisive, subject to Woman. The third man is uncompromisingly faithful to himself. To […]
“God says; “Whomsoever you love more than Me, I will take away from you.” And He adds; “Do not say; “I cannot live without him/her.” I will make you live without him/her.” And the season passes. The branches of tree providing shade become dry. Patience runs out. The person whom you think as a part […]
In his book “Being a Man and a Father”, the Danish family therapist Jesper Juul speaks about the inevitable crises that periodically arise in long-term relationships. Since a relationship is a living entity that is constantly evolving, development leads to change, and change—if not properly understood—leads to crisis. Knowledge is invaluable precisely in such moments. […]
There is a story about a samurai that I like very much. I am retelling it here from memory. Once upon a time, there was a samurai whose master had been killed. He set out to find his master’s murderer, as his samurai duty commanded him to kill the man. When he finally found him, […]
Osho’s books are the product of what he spoke in conversations with his sannyasins—discourses on particular themes or responses to questions.In one of these encounters, a person addresses him, sharing that he often finds himself completely filled with a feeling he cannot explain: “There is a deep love there—but the very same feeling often comes […]
There are moments in our lives when we feel exhausted, depleted of all vital energy, without knowing why this is happening or what we can do to change it. In my experience, the reasons are many, and they differ from one case to another. Here I will share two of them, described by Antero Alli […]
Very often, women are crucified within themselves—torn between showing their feelings to the men who anger them or holding those feelings in. Unfortunately, there is no single right answer. Both are true. Both are rays of a “just sun” that is fair precisely because it shines in both directions. Today, I am sharing only one […]
Behind falling in love with someone who does not reciprocate our feelings, or who does not give us what we want from them, there is a specific psychic dynamic. Behind the intense emotions of unrequited love stand inner laws of the soul that differ from what appears on the surface. If we understand this, […]
I want to tell you the story of the life and art of a very interesting woman—Marina Abramović. I did not know about her until one day my daughter sent me a link to a series of photographs arranged one beneath the other, telling me to read what was written below them. Here are the […]
“Only when you have a clear sense of your own boundaries can you connect deeply with another. Unclear boundaries lead to the loss of self rather than to love. To experience true love, you must be able to use your masculine energy as effectively as your feminine.” — Pamela Kribbe, Heart-Centered Living, p. 201 Note: […]
The way to deal with our primal fight-or-flight reactions (which lead to the two killers of dialogue – silence or aggression) is by working on the mindset we bring into a conversation. These attitudes are present from the very moment we encounter the other person and continue throughout the entire interaction. Typically, we are not […]
“Doing things ‘wrong,’ making mistakes, is part of life and can even bring you greater growth than trying to avoid mistakes. In the ‘bad things,’ the seed of light lies dormant. Only by experiencing the bad from within can you experience the good as beautiful, true, and pure. You, the God within you, have plunged […]
