Victimhood and Victories Labels create invisible prisons. Sometimes the cell walls are imposed by others (discussed in Part I). But often, people hold on to labels even though they're destroying…
Releasing Emotions People hate to let go of their seemingly good emotions, like excitement, hope, or pride. "What would life be without excitement?," they ask. To get off the bottom of…
The "One" Followers and seekers of truth often write to me to ask me to confirm that their guru, teacher, preacher, or motivational speaker is the "One." I get lots…
Beliefs and Believers Beliefs aren't really a problem if we truly understand that they're all false. Believers of all sorts fear other peoples' beliefs; they think the others' beliefs can…
Holy Shit... My Life is on Stage Last weekend, I bought some cheap tickets to a play at the La Jolla Playhouse. I didn't have a clue what the play…
Several years ago, I was deep into researching the roots of all religion. I had my nose in books most of the time, I'd gathered lots of knowledge and…
Nobody or Body? A popular saying among spiritual teachers is "You're Not the Body." Since authoritative gurus/teachers say those words, people believe them. If we aren't our body, then we're…
Creativity Creativity occurs in the gap between our vision and our reality. Ideally, that gap is constantly diminishing. That's when we enjoy our journey. In business, I loved creating an insane…
What's Freedom? When we're a child, freedom is turning twenty-one. If we don't love our work, freedom is retirement. When we're unhappily married, freedom is divorce. If things get really…
Illusion Traps I write this blog to expose the mental traps of the illusion. I know them because I got caught in them myself and found the way out. We're…
Origin of Roles The ancient storytellers saw the world through the eyes of archetypes and characters. While they wrote about Gods having experiences, they were actually talking about aspects of…
Feminine Role In the Feminine Role, we let go of the beliefs that our authorities/experts impose on us. We act as their reflection until we let go. Read the above…
Letting go from the masculine role is very different from the feminine. In this two part article, I'll explain why. Remember roles are a key aspect of the illusion; no…
Victims of the Illusion We're all victims of the illusion -- not victims of each other. Passive-aggressive behavior isn't exclusively male; it lives within the collective masculine role. Men just…
Comedy I love comedy, but I'm not fond of jokes, silliness, or trickery. I didn't understand my perspective of comedy until I found Steve Kaplan. So when I got an…