Hi, I’m on the bullet train from Okayama to Tokyo. However, the last few days I’ve been slowly cycling through southern Japan’s Art Islands: Benesse Art Site Naoshima holds traditional japanese villages, revived through modern art museums, fully integrated with Nature. Founder Fukutake’s vision: “I want to revitalise each region with the good use of contemporary art, and […]
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2016 Fall
Hi, I was crossing the Atlantic last Friday and marveled at Greenland’s landscape: You may wonder: where is the “green” in Greenland? Apparently Erik the Red named it so 1000 years ago to lure potential settlers. Today, it is still the least populated country in the planet. So I told myself: don’t be like Erik. I’ve been thinking […]
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Hi, I have been failing since 2008 to establish a reliable morning and evening meditation practice. That is, until the first 3 months of this year. As a consequence, though so far 2016 has been “normal” externally, my perception of daily reality has changed: [ Your Experience of Reality = (External Circumstances) X (Internal Perception) ] You may enjoy reading below about […]
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[ Experience of Reality = (External Circumstances) X (Internal Perception) ] If that equation holds roughly true, what contribution to your experience of daily life would you allocate to external circumstances vs internal perception: 50/50? 80/20? 20/80? Keeping that split in mind, what percentage of your daily hours are you allocating to improving each? The answer is […]
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[Note: I send this only ~4 times per year] Hi, I started these updates in 2015 in an attempt to solve a problem of our days for myself: How can you stay in touch with hundreds of friends and thousands of acquaintances around the world in a meaningful way? Hand-written notes don’t scale. Prolonged silence dissolves relationships. You could argue scale and bonding […]
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Hi, I’m writing from a small hotel in the countryside of Bodh Gaya, North India. Tomorrow I will start a 10 day silent retreat consisting of 100 hours of meditation. Some call it the marathon of the mind. If insights come from “seeing inside”, that is where I will be, so I hope to share new ones with […]
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Hello, Diverse friends have encouraged me to start sharing my creative streak. I’ve decided to go ahead. If I have something worth sharing, at most once a month, I will send you some creativity and insights born through yours truly. Feedback is a gift: please hit reply if so compelled. I value your attention highly, so thank you. Enjoy! Miguel Mayher — Aphorism: […]
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“The best ingredient in any dish is hunger.” “We live under the illusion that we are guaranteed to grow old.” “Being humble is not downplaying your virtues, it is understanding you deserve no credit for the gifts you were given and are expected to share forward.” “I despise the saying “back to […]
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I say what I say and live the way I do because it´s what wants to be expressed through me. I don´t believe it is the right way for others, nor necessarily a good life for others. It´s just my path. I don´t even know why I love the things I do. I have come […]
Continue ReadingTimeless books (a shortlist)
The following is a selection of books amongst multiple hundred, that made a strong positive impression on me that has stayed years after. I consider all books below 9/10 or 10/10. It was hard (very hard!) to live out the many 8s. If you know of a book that may change […]
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