A piece of wisdom from
July 24, 2026 · Friday
The quote
“All cruelty springs from weakness.”
— Seneca · Stoicism
The concept
Ikigai
The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Ikigai (þöƒÒüìþö▓µûÉ) is the reason you wake up in the morning. It lives at the meeting point of what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. Discover yours ÔÇö practically, not theoretically.…
A practice for today
When the next difficult feeling arrives, ask yourself: the lesson of Ikigai. The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 5.22
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते। आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः॥
“The pleasures born of contact with external objects are wombs of suffering. They have a beginning and an end. The wise do not delight in them.”
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