To understand is to recognize patterns.

In the previous century, we accepted psychology as a science. That's when we started to understand our psyche. This century we are in the process of healing. In the next century, we will transcend our nature.

Everything is a feedback loop.

You are only as free as your attention is.

Capitalism is like a Stockholm syndrome.

The absurdity of this world can be dealt with only when we stop idealizing circumstances and instead adapt to the requirements of every circumstance.

It is easier and more fruitful to aim for something specific than for something abstract. Your vision should act as a compass for that. When you properly focus on something, everything else blurs out. This isn’t by accident; it is by design.

investigating deeply is tantamount to intelligence. Dogmatism is the antithesis of intelligence.

An existence without a sense of rebellion is an existence doomed to succumb to dullness, manipulation, and intellectual slavery.

When Søren Kierkegaard wrote about anxiety, he described it as a feeling that arises in front of the vast possibilities linked to our freedom. We are anxious in the face of freedom.

Tears are latent emotions that crave to be put into words.

Without a certain amount of seclusion, one cannot dive deep into complex ideas and also develop a significant level of self-discipline, self-decision, and self-government.

When you stare at the darkness, the darkness stares back at you. It is a momentous instance in your life. You either allow it to own you or you fight back. There is no middle ground there.

The more the world accelerates, the greater the luxury is to go slow.

An ego used for self-regulation is a healthy ego. When the ego takes over, the detachment from the self begins.

A taste of freedom can make you question everything you were taught.

We are free when we reason. We are not free when we act from particular innate or socially conditioned desires. We are free when we reason and then act.

When one area of your life is out of alignment, everything else suffers. That's why systems are essential. Allow all areas in your life to work synergistically. Aim toward a holistic interpretation of being.

When you feel bitter, find beauty in innocence.