Slowing down and diffusing the mental fog created by the thoughts.

We say "I want happiness." If we let go of ego (I) and desire (want), Happiness is all that remains.

The path is to slow down and diffuse the fog of thoughts.

Living life at a fast pace is like listening to a beautiful song at 2x speed. You will miss the music and the melodious vocals will be distorted.

The fog of thought can pass me, but cannot bury me.

The thoughts are a separation between me and existence and life. Life and existence is always flowing. There is no static truth to be searched, but life to be experienced.

Even a bad dish is far better than a nice cookbook. Let go of all the cookbooks you carry in your brain.

I was meditating on the windchimes. There, I started to compare it with the sound of the bells in the mule´s neck during my trek to Annapurna. The sun was similar, I compared. Maybe the mental vacation made me feel good. But when I let go of all attribution, meaning, and thought process the sound actually flowed through me. 

Be happy and be kind. Hug yourself and see how it feels.

What is your thought right now? How true is it? How much money can you put in it? What would you be without that thought?

Thought is the last frontier.

You are just one thought away from the real experience of existence and life. Just remove the veil of that thought. Can't you live inspite of a single thought? This is the technique of unhooking and rooming. 

The benefits of these simple techniques, including going to the bathroom, having a face-bunking, and hugging oneself, are enormous ( It should be because if it can treat the arrhythmic heart, it can also treat the arrhythmic brain). You may initially feel it from strangers who know little about you because near ones are bugged by their ideas about you and about themselves in relation to you.

I was entering the lobby with a big grin on my face. There was this security man whom I smiled at and greeted every day. Today, my presence and energy were higher, he first time shook his hand with me.

While returning, I met a homeless lady. I was walking, smiling. She removed her mask and said," You have a very good smile. Have a good evening."

I had a rather bad day, but while I was returning, a child carried by her mother smiled and called me. He recognized that life has not died within me yet, and I should keep it flowering.

We homo sapiens sapiens. We live in a tyranny of thoughts. Thoughts are suffering. Happy thoughts are followed by melancholic thoughts. Painful thoughts. Painful thoughts are silenced by even more painful thoughts. Haven´t we realized it? Greater pain is the cure for smaller pains. We quarrel with loved ones over arguments over trifle matters that we can´t stand. The bitterness of quarrel hurts us even more so we reconcile. When we are really hurt, we are humbled. Sometimes to ownself.

Pain and pleasure based on thoughts are impermanent, suffering, and have no essence of their own.

George Gurdjieff's teachings emphasize self-awareness, conscious effort, and voluntary discomfort as pathways to awakening from the "waking sleep" of ordinary life. His system, often called "The Work," integrates the physical, emotional, and intellectual centers to achieve higher states of consciousness.

1. Self-Observation

Gurdjieff taught that most people live mechanically, unaware of their thoughts, emotions, and actions. To break free from this, practice self-observation: regularly pause to notice your inner state without judgment. Keep a journal to track patterns and gain insight into your automatic behaviors.

2. Self-Remembering

Beyond observation, self-remembering involves being fully present in the moment and reconnecting with your true self. Use daily triggers (e.g., entering a room or starting a task) as reminders to "wake up" and bring your attention back to the present.

3. Conscious Labor

Gurdjieff emphasized performing tasks with full attention and intention. Choose routine activities (e.g., washing dishes, walking, or working) and commit to doing them mindfully, focusing on the quality of your effort rather than the outcome.

4. Intentional Suffering

Life’s challenges are opportunities for growth. Practice intentional suffering by accepting difficulties with patience and using them to develop inner strength. For example, when faced with frustration or discomfort, pause and ask, "What can I learn from this?"


5. Questioning Assumptions

Challenge your beliefs, habits, and automatic reactions. Regularly ask yourself, "Why do I think this way? Why do I react like this?" and remain open to new perspectives.

6. The fourth way of creating harmony and transcending the three centers of body, emotion, and mind

Unlike traditional paths of the the Yogi (body), Fakir (emotion), and the Monk (mind)  Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way integrates all three in daily life. Harmonize your physical, emotional, and intellectual energies. Engage in physical activities (e.g., yoga or exercise) to develop bodily awareness, dedicate time to study or reflection for the mind, and practice emotional regulation through meditation or creative expression.

Body: Be kind to your body and give good nourishment and rest. It's your only abode. Wherever you go you go within your body.

Mind: Slow down. See what you are, despite the thought. You will be your true self. This is self-remembrance. Forgetting all the non-self.

Emotion: Be happy and kind to yourself. You cannot help being happy and kind to others. It follows like a cart follows the ox. Love and hug yourself. Give a pat to yourself.

WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MASS IS POSSIBLE TO INDIVIDUAL. WORK ON YOURSELF. THERE IS NO GUIDANCE IN THE MASS MEDIA OR THE SCRIPTURES DESIGNED FOR MASS AND FORGED BY THE MASS FOR THE MASS.


Start your day with self-observation and self-remembering during your morning routine. Throughout the day, practice conscious labor in your tasks and take moments to pause and check in with yourself. In the evening, reflect on your day, noting moments of automatic behavior and opportunities for growth. Dedicate time to study, and meditation to deepen your understanding and practice.

Byron Katie’s method, The Work, is a process of self-inquiry that helps people identify and question thoughts that cause suffering. It is based on the insight that our stress and unhappiness do not come from external circumstances but from believing thoughts that resist reality.

“I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and this is true for every human being.”

The Work consists of four questions and a "turnaround":

1. Is it true?
2. Can you absolutely know it’s true?
3. How do you react—what happens—when you believe that thought?
4. Who would you be without that thought?
5. Then, turn the thought around (e.g., "He doesn’t respect me" → "I don’t respect him" or "I don’t respect myself")

This resonates with "pratipakshya bhava"

At its heart, The Work consists of four simple yet powerful questions and a turnaround process. The purpose is to investigate the truth of our thoughts and free ourselves from unnecessary suffering.

Step 1: Identify a Stressful Thought

The first step is to recognize a thought that causes suffering. It’s often related to an external event, another person, or ourselves. Common examples include:

• "My partner doesn’t appreciate me."
• "I need more money to be happy."
• "My boss is unfair."
• "I am not good enough."

Katie suggests writing down our stressful thoughts, as this helps bring clarity.

Step 2: Ask the Four Questions

Once you have identified a specific thought, you examine it with these four questions:

1. Is it true?

   • This invites an honest yes or no. If the answer is no, move to question 3. If yes, proceed to question 2.

2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true?

   • This question deepens self-inquiry. How certain are you? Do you have unquestionable proof? Often, we see that we are basing our suffering on assumptions rather than absolute truth.

3. How do you react—what happens—when you believe that thought?

   • Here, you explore the emotional and physical impact of the thought. How does it feel in your body? How does it affect your relationships? What behaviors does it lead to?

4. Who would you be without that thought?

   • This question invites you to imagine how you would feel if the thought simply did not exist. Often, people describe feeling lighter, freer, more peaceful, and open to reality.

Step 3: The Turnaround

After questioning the thought, you "turn it around" by reversing it in different ways to see if an alternative perspective is truer or equally true.

For example, if the original thought is:
"My partner doesn’t appreciate me."
You can turn it around in these ways:

• To the opposite: “My partner does appreciate me.” (Find examples where this is true.)
• To yourself: “I don’t appreciate my partner.” (Look at ways you might also be unappreciative.)
• To another aspect: “I don’t appreciate myself.” (Consider how self-criticism plays a role.)

By finding real-life examples where these turnarounds are valid, we begin to shift our perspective and break free from limiting beliefs.

Example in Practice

Imagine you believe:
"My friend betrayed me."

1. Is it true? → Yes, they didn’t support me when I needed them.
2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true? → No, maybe they had their own struggles, and I don’t know their full story.
3. How do you react when you believe that thought? → I feel angry, hurt, and distant. I avoid them. My body feels tense.
4. Who would you be without that thought? → I’d feel lighter. I’d be more open to understanding the situation with love.

Turnarounds:

• “My friend didn’t betray me.” (Find examples of times they were supportive.)
• “I betrayed my friend.” (Consider if I had expectations they weren’t aware of.)
• “I betrayed myself.” (See if I neglected my own needs instead of communicating them.)

Adyashanti often describes awakening as an “erasure” of everything you thought you were:

“Enlightenment is really just the profound realization that there is no separate ‘you’ to be enlightened.”

Unlike many teachers who focus on practices, he emphasizes seeing rather than seeking—letting go of all concepts, even spiritual ones, and directly experiencing the truth of what is.

Tolle’s realization can be summarized in a few key insights:

1. You are not your thoughts. The mind creates a false identity (the ego), which leads to suffering. When you see this, the illusion collapses.
2. The present moment is all there is. Suffering comes from being lost in past regrets or future anxieties. True peace is found in the Now.
3. Awakening is not something to attain—it’s already here. The stillness and awareness you seek are always present; you just have to recognize them.