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Writer and speaker. I explore the myths and social systems that keep us trapped in suffering—and how to break free. Join my free newsletter here:

Joined November 2015
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Emotions aren't meant to be controlled or suppressed, but heard and understood.
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The proof someone is humble: they don’t try to prove they’re humble.
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There have been countless gods, but none as worshiped as the god called Money.
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In our mad world, to live simply is complicated.
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Behind every addiction lies pain, and behind the pain an emotional wound.
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Spirituality isn’t about conquering the ego—it’s about realizing it doesn’t exist.
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If you believe that freedom comes from blowing up babies, mothers, and grandpas, then you belong to a death cult.
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Some people would rather defend a war criminal than admit they were wrong.
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Want to see lasting peace? Remove the structural incentives that generate war and violence.
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Why are people killing nature? Because they don’t see it as alive.
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Intelligence is rare in a society that rewards stupidity.
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True education is not memorizing facts, but deepening of one’s understanding.
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They give you enough education to make you obey them, but not enough to rebel against them.
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When we are greedy, we can never have enough—even if we possess everything.
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In abject slavery, owners chose their slaves. In wage slavery, it’s the slaves who choose their owners.
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Laziness, procrastination and depression are often the spirit’s rebellion against a life that sucks.
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In other words, they're often normal responses to shitty circumstances.
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How can we – the most destructive species on Earth – be so foolish to call ourselves Homo Sapiens, the wise human?
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Homo Stupidus would be a more fitting term.
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Death is not the end of life nor opposed to it. Rather, it is an inherent process of life – a process, in fact, that makes life possible.
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