Some people want to kill their ego. Others want to dissolve it. And yet others will say just make peace with it. So what is it? Violence certainly doesn't sound good. Is it even possible to dissolve it? Peace sounds good, but the ego tends to not be very peaceful. In order to dissolve the ego, we must first understand the nature of the ego. Every single conflict on earth…
It is true that we all have Buddha and Hitler potential within us. We all have these capacities for becoming good, awakened, peaceful, loving people. And we also have tyranny, hatred, cruelty, and violence within us. But here is the good news: it took a very specific set of circumstances to create Hitler. It took very specific causes and conditions that led to his life and the consequences and outcomes…
From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, This world is full of madness. Anger, cruelty, mindlessness, immaturity, jealousy, and hatred are in no short supply. This kind of insanity seems to be the most highly renewable resource there is. So, why are we going around reacting to other people’s insanity — defending ourselves, fighting back, and letting them drive us crazy? To fight with a crazy person…
“Know thyself” is one of those ancient spiritual bits of wisdom that most of us have heard. And no one else can give you the answer to that question of who are you. That is something each of us has to do for ourselves — to close our eyes, turn inward, and spend a significant amount of time understanding who we are, ever-changing in this ever-changing moment. What is the…
It’s important to understand that we are all people, and there is no “them versus me.” Bad people think they’re good people, and good people can think they’re bad people. It depends on what day you see someone. People are both. We’re human beings, and there is no me versus them. That separation is part of the creation of conflict, an illusion of duality that makes us feel superior and…
When Life Feels DisorganizedEver feel like your desk, your office, your room, your apartment, or your house is too disorganized? Or that your schedule, your sleep routine, your goals, and your priorities are getting away from you? We’ve all been there. Luckily, meditation isn’t just for sitting well. Meditation can also help with organization.When your mind is racing a mile a minute, it’s difficult to bring order to your life.…
Human beings are remarkably good at thinking. We are so good at it that we do it whether we want to or not. We do it practically 24/7. At least every second of our waking life is practically 100% consumed by thinking. Unless we’re doing some activity that forces us into the present moment, we are pretty much always lost in thought. Those activities that take us out of our…
From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, Life is action. We live in a dimension of action. Every atom in this physical universe vibrates trillions of times per second. Taking action, working hard, making choices, repairing relationships and physical structures, and taking care of ourselves and others, are required of us constantly. The more we resist action, the more we suffer. Why resist a natural part…
From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, What came first, the chicken or the egg? In this case, the chicken is an experience in our life. The egg is the mindset we have about the experience. When I was a young writer in advertising and we had to pull all-nighters, like it would for most anybody, it stressed me out. On the Fridays that we’d find…
From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, Do you have the guts to have faith in the Universe? To have faith in yourself? It’s a simple switch to go from fear to faith. There’s no magic or mysterious force you have to believe in. There’s absolutely nothing in your life that you have to change. Faith doesn’t mean walking off a rooftop and hoping for the…
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