Victor Vrolijk
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Why Most of Your Suffering Isn’t Real
When do we suffer? According to Buddhist philosophy, all suffering, or dukkha, arises from attachment. We become attached to our environment, to outcomes, to emotions, and to the stories we carry about the future and the past. It is this clinging that leads to suffering. Let’s explore suffering from a linear perspective. Imagine your life…
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Schrödinger’s Happiness: The Paradox of Perception
Are you living in happiness or suffering? It’s a question that seems simple at first. But what if the answer isn’t so simple? What if you’re both, happy and miserable, at the same time? Sometimes, it might even be better to experience pain than pleasure. Not because suffering is noble in itself, but because it…
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Unplugged: Rediscovering Inner Silence
Our world is chaotic. There are constant demands for our attention: phones, work, friends, family, social media, advertisements, you name it. Everything around us seems to be screaming for our attention. So what do we do? We give everything our attention. We juggle all these demands like professional performers, trying to keep everyone and everything…
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The Fata Morgana of Security: Becoming Antifragile
How secure are you, really? Are you holding back for the sake of security? For years, I held back. I avoided exploring new paths, taking bold opportunities, or stepping into the unknown. Why? Because of the “what ifs.” What if things don’t work out? What if everything goes wrong? I was afraid of risk and…
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Meditation, “I thought meditation was nonsense, until it changed my life.”
One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is meditation. Its power is incredible: it relieves stress, improves focus, lowers the heart rate, enhances creativity, increases self-awareness, and reduces negative emotions. These are just a few of the many benefits, and new ones are still being discovered. Meditation comes in many forms and traditions;…
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The Success Shift, From Status Symbols to Soulful Living
I’d like to start this post with a small moment of self-reflection.What defines success for you? Is it a thriving career, financial wealth, a corner office, being surrounded by loved ones, a shiny sports car, or maybe a million social media followers? What is your measure of success? The truth is: success is hard to…
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Liberation by Realization, Breaking free from the Career Trap
We are energetic beings. Our bodies and surroundings are all made up of stored energy. Our mind operates like a complex energy grid, with synapses connecting everything together. Long story short, we are energy. But many of us experience an energy crisis. We don’t feel like energetic being, we feel drained and lack energy in…
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The Office Buddha
Aligning your work life with your core beliefs is a challenge. In the corporate world, employees are often expected to set aside their values from 9 to 5, adopting a different persona, “the corporate soul.” This version of yourself is fully dedicated to the company’s goals, often at the expense of authenticity.
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