In the heart of Japan's bustling cities and tranquil countryside, there is an enduring philosophy that champions the beauty of open spaces amidst the relentless pace of life. Yutori, a term that many outside Japan may not be familiar with, represents a profound approach to life that is as relevant today as it was in the...
The mystery of human existence, or what it means to be alive, has been debated by philosophers and scientists for centuries. In an excerpt from a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, he ponders this very question and comes to a profound realization. In his opinion, the answer lies not only in staying alive, but properly...
Setting goals is easy, you would think. And somehow that's true. But often the goals are not reached. So something seems to go wrong from goal setting to goal achievement. The reason for this is often quite simple: we don't know how to set the right goals and how to work towards them. There are...
"You must strive yourself.The Buddhas only show you the way." BUDDHA In this quote from Gautama Buddha - the founder of Buddhism - it is made clear why we cannot rely on any kind of guru to enlighten us. To understand this quote completely, I would like to tell you about my younger self:...
Most great ambitions are those through which our environment is to be influenced. A coincidence? Not at all. There are various reasons why we are so averse to changing ourselves, but we work with a naturalness to change our environment. History has produced several great thinkers. A special spirit of modernity was Leo Tolstoy,...
Miyamoto Musashi, the sword master and founder of the school "of the two heavens" (jap. 二天一流, Niten Ichiryū), stated in his writings in various places that it is crucial not to have preferences. Only in this way, he said, could one succeed in battle. An example of this is the following quote from the Gorin-No-Sho (The Book of Five Rings):...
The Japanese concept of Ikigai, has been making its way more and more into our western world for some time now. I have noticed, however, that we Westerners have imported this concept too - what would be the right word to describe it correctly - "clumsily". Too unreflective, respectively not holistic enough. And that brings problems with it. If...
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