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Buddhism For Geeks – Path To Enlightenment Is Like Continuous Integration

April 27, 2020February 19, 2020 by Dragos Roua

If you’re defining yourself as a geek, then the term “continuous integration” may sound familiar to you. But for all the others, let me clarify some things. According to Wikipedia: In software engineering, continuous integration (CI) is the practice of merging all developers’ working copies to a shared mainline several times a day. The main reason for this is, as … Read more Buddhism For Geeks – Path To Enlightenment Is Like Continuous Integration

Pujas And Patching – And Why They Work

October 29, 2019October 28, 2019 by Dragos Roua

As I already wrote in the first post of these series, the concept of Karma is at the same time simpler, but more inclusive than the popular Western belief “justice shall be made”. There is no external judge, applying some external “justice”. It’s just that the consequences of your own actions are inescapable: if you … Read more Pujas And Patching – And Why They Work

The Power Of Intention

December 18, 2016December 15, 2016 by Dragos Roua

If you ask a teenager these days about the Law Of Attraction, chances are that you will get a decent answer. Most likely, that teenager will know at least the basic information on the topic. He may even give you an example or two about his own experience with the Law Of Attraction. And that’s … Read more The Power Of Intention

8 Things I Learned By Studying Buddhism

June 16, 2016May 22, 2016 by Dragos Roua

During the last few years I’ve been studying buddhism with increasing curiosity. And for the last two years I’ve also applied many buddhist concepts in my day to day life. Looking back, I realize that the most profound changes in my life were more or less influenced by these practices. What follows is a very … Read more 8 Things I Learned By Studying Buddhism

100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 66. Say Something Nice To Yourself

January 15, 2015 by Dragos Roua

Ok, but if nobody is telling you nice things, why not start it yourself? Do it in whatever form you think it’s appropriate: send yourself emails, write in your calendar or leave yourself nice post- its on the desk. With something nice just for you. I know it sounds awkward and, to some extent, it is. But … Read more 100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 66. Say Something Nice To Yourself

100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 64. Meditate Daily

January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 by Dragos Roua

It’s the easiest thing you can do. True meditation acts like a mind emptier, leaving you open to the whole flow of the sensations and experiences you would otherwise ignore. You don’t even need a complicated technique, meditate as you see fit. In my experience, the biggest obstacle in experiencing the benefits of meditation is … Read more 100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 64. Meditate Daily

The Language Of Happiness

February 26, 2016December 2, 2013 by Dragos Roua

Let’s do a very, very simple experiment: can you please have a look at the text below and tell me what you understand from it? Take your time. Chances are that, if you’re not Korean – or studied Hangul – all you got from the text above is just a collection of random noodles. Or, … Read more The Language Of Happiness

The Other One Tasted Better

May 21, 2014October 3, 2011 by Dragos Roua

I spent the last weekend with my 5 year old daughter Bianca, at my new place. Yes, I moved downtown, I’m not a suburb guy anymore. This apartment I rented is very close to a place where I used to have my company office for a few years. It’s very close to a few parks … Read more The Other One Tasted Better