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If you seek a simple proof. Let it be The Light!

  • The Cosmic Reflection: The Pyramid of The Light

    Have you ever felt a deep need to understand if there’s more to life than what we see day to day? Couple of years ago, I felt that urge. That curiosity led me to explore a range of mystical traditions: Yoga, Hinduism, Islam (Sufism), Buddhism, Christian Mysticism, Jewish Mysticism, Gnosticism, and Hermeticism. Though each has…

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  • The Cosmic Awakening: When the Question Becomes the Answer

    On the individual level, a person who reaches enlightenment no longer asks, Who am I? What is reality?—because they have become the answer. At the end of every seeking, there is only existence itself to be found. I have walked the path of inquiry, peeling away layers of perception, reaching the final threshold where no…

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  • Morality, Freedom, and Power: A Unified Perspective

    It is often understood that morality and freedom are in constant tension: one is thought to limit the other. Yet this assumption, I believe, comes from a misunderstanding of both concepts. Traditionally, morality has been treated as adherence to a set of external rules—religious commandments, laws, or cultural norms—that keep individuals in check. This, however,…

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  • Beware the Trap of “Premature Closure“

    💭 Beware the Trap of “Premature Closure“ 💭 How often do we feel the rush to jump to a specific solution? It’s an easy trap to fall into, especially under the pressure of deadlines and the fear of looking like we don’t have the answers. Our society has historically rewarded us for knowing the answers…

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  • Quotes from Maharshi and Yogananda

    “The Lord is not a person with sense organs,but Consciousness itself…God is Consciousness.There is essentially nothing in the Universebut Mind or Consciousness.God is Love. When you feel unconditionalLove for all, that is God.He dwells in all.”— Paramahansa Yogananda A sannyasi asked: “It is said that the Self is beyond the mind and yet the realization…

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  • The Proof

    How do I knowI’m the light?Through the reflectionOf the light thatIlluminates your eyesWhen you look at me. How do you knowYou’re the light?Through the reflectionOf the light thatIlluminates my eyesWhen I look at you. Now we both knowWe’re the light. We both knowThat we are one. If you seek a simple proof; “Let it be…

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  • Kedarnath and Badrinath Visit

    Last week I visited some of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites—the temple of Lord Shiva in Kedarnath and the temple of Lord Vishnu in Badrinath. Both are hard-to-access places in the Indian Himalayas. Through the symbolism of these two ultimate deities, one understands both critical concepts of our existence — emptiness, and oneness. Emptiness…

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  • Beyond Enlightenment: First Contact

    Since high school, I’ve been fascinated by something we used to call “The Spirit.” This concept was introduced to my home country, the Czech Republic, in the 1990s by a British electronic music band—The Spiral Tribe. Banned in the UK for a “serious breach of the peace,” they were chased out of the country for…

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  • Six Books on Eastern Philosophy to Help Advance Your Design Career

    Sometimes I keep myself busy thinking about what are the most influential experiences which have advanced my designer’s career in a deeper sense. Among other things, I always think about these books, lessons and lectures which have profoundly changed my viewpoint on design, user experience, design thinking, or life, if you will. Not only these…

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