The Golden Path to Enlightenment

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash During this extraordinary time of a global pandemic (COVID-19), a particular favorite song has been playing in my head and I want to share the message of Love, Peace, and Oneness with all of you. Imagine John Lennon Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people living life in peace, you You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people sharing all the world, you You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one And...

Photo by Syed Ahmad on Unsplash When people see things as beautiful, ugliness is created. When people see things as good, evil is created. Being and non-being produce each other. Difficult and easy complement each other. Long and short define each other. High and low oppose each other. Fore and aft follow each other. - Tao Te Ching I had a lot of unprocessed negative emotions. As I look back, I can’t recall anyone in my life ever taught me how to process and manage my emotions in a healthy way. Although I went to some of the best schools in Indonesia and in the US and achieved highly in academic life, no one taught me how to become emotionally intelligent. It was all about the IQ. It didn’t help that my old coping mechanism when I felt strong uncomfortable emotions was to go numb, suppress, shut down, escape, and refuse to feel or deal with those emotions. It all started from a childhood trauma. When I was ten, I was sent by my mother to live with my gr...