From where I sit and work in Kuala Lumpur, the inflation problem is far worse than what official numbers are telling us. On paper, it still looks manageable. In real life, almost nobody I speak to feels that way anymore. Food prices are up. Insurance is up. Rentals are up. Utilities are up. Labour costs…

One of the best ways to understand meditation is to imagine explaining it to a five-year-old. A child understands rest. After running, the body gets tired. It needs to slow down. In the same way, the mind gets tired too. Meditation is simply how we let the mind rest. I often describe that meditation is…

Come on, I have written quite a number of pieces over the years on why some people (professional gloom and doomers) often sound permanently bearish, or at least cautiously pessimistic. The topic came up again recently during a conversation with a few prospects who seemed permanently plugged into social media accounts forecasting financial Armageddon every…

“Is Transcendental Meditation (TM) a religion”? I have been asked this question many times. Well, certain people may perceive the TM program as religious rather than scientific due to its association with terms like “meditation,” “pure awareness,” and “transcendence,” or because it was introduced from India by a teacher with a monastic background. However, philosophers…

I’m not the most active person on LinkedIn, more of a quiet observer who scrolls now and then. I do make new connections occasionally (selectively, of course). At the risk of upsetting some people, LinkedIn can sometimes feel like a stage where many are more interested in “showing off” than sharing real insights or adding…