How do I deal with anxiety or panic attack after making mistakes at work even though it’s only small or even the smallest mistake?

by Erdal Bora | Sep 18, 2019 | Question & Answer

It is only your mind that is creating these feelings. Learn meditation and meditate until you begin to see the perfection of everything. Stay meditative throughout the day, and by and by you will transcend these thoughts and the feelings resulting from them. One can’t...

Isn’t Zen Buddhism anti-science? It tells you to stop thinking and focus on mind numbness.

by Erdal Bora | Sep 17, 2019 | Question & Answer

I don’t know in detail about the later interpretations of the Buddha. But true meditation is the most scientific approach possible. It is not numbing the mind, it is staying aware, staying as awareness with your experience. When awareness merges with an object, our...

What tips do you have for being better at motivational speaking?

by Erdal Bora | Sep 17, 2019 | Question & Answer

Be authentic. Speak from experience and (live) from your heart. If nobody happens to be around, perfect. Be alone, but be happy from your own presence. One person can come and listen, and this is fine. A crowd is listening.. all the same.. Just take care to be...

What can I do if I don’t want to put in hard work to help myself with my mental health?

by Erdal Bora | Sep 16, 2019 | Question & Answer

Stay aware of your situation. Be honest. Be loving to yourself. Healing does not require one to fight with their mind. No matter how hard you fight with your mind, you can’t win that way. Fighting implies what you fight is external to you and that you can defeat it by...

Overthinking is ruining my life. Why do I do this? Do I need to consult a doctor, or will I end up my whole life under the control of my mind?

by Erdal Bora | Sep 16, 2019 | Question & Answer

You are not doing this directly. You are doing this without being aware of how you are doing this. You are not aware of who you truly are, you are identified with a structure in your mind that you think you are. Your understanding of who you are is inaccurate and your...