Understanding is the booby prize
I remember est founder Werner Erhard saying many years ago, “Understanding is the booby prize.” That statement sort of made sense at the time, but in recent years I’ve come to fully appreciate how profound it really is. There are literally thousands of books, courses, workshops, webinars, DVDs, etc. that will tell you exactly what to do to be happy and have your life be the way you want it to be. And yet most of the people who read those books and take those courses are still not happy and fulfilled. Why? Why understanding isn’t sufficient Because merely knowing [...]
Specific instructions guaranteed to improve your life
Knowing what to do rarely changes your life. Taking action often does. Transforming the way you experience your life—eliminating beliefs, getting rid of conditionings, and dissolving your occurrings—almost always results in profound positive change. I’ve been writing posts for this blog for over three years and recently decided to turn the best of the posts into a book. As I tried to figure out how to make the book as valuable as possible, I thought about the three-part statement I started today’s post with. So I asked myself: How could I help you translate the information in the posts into [...]

