Jealousy: Super Short Story #652  He thought that his jealous spatscould relieve his suffering,but they never did,as there are countless more thingsto be jealous over. Being constantly jealouswas itself constant suffering.What he needed to have is rejoice,to be happy for others’...

Self: Super Short Story #651The overly self-conscioussee everything in terms of themselves,with the universe as if revolving around them,limiting and contorting their experience of reality. Constantly craving for themselves,always imagining others aseither for or against themselves,this is...

Projection: Super Short Story #650Before judging othersto be this or that way,it should be rememberedthat our judgements to some extentare projections of the ways we are too,not the way others truly are –unless we have freedourselves of our...

Arrogance: Super Short Story #649The arrogant will always sufferbecause their perceptions of themselvesdo not align with reality,while reality will always assert itself to be true,forcing itself to be perceived eventually,overriding their...

Suspect: Super Short Story #648 Those guilty of suspectingonly the usual suspectsas causes of problemstend to forget the truly usual suspects...

Repetition: Super Short Story #647 He repeated the following to himself:Repeatedly do only one thing –learn new lessons well,so that they are not misunderstood,so that they are not forgotten,so that they need not be repeatedly learnt,due to not learning them...

Purpose: Super Short Story #646 If this self perishes at the end of this life,or transforms beyond recognition,the aim of this lifemust be to accomplishthat transcends self,that which is selfless,  that is for everyone...

Betrayal: Super Short Story #645 Although he felt betrayed by her deception,he was really betrayedby his gullibility… too. Only friends can betray your trust,but if they do,they were not your trustworthy friendsin the first...

Greed: Super Short Story #644 The problem with greed,he realised,is that it does notlead to what is enough; only to wanting more than needed,never getting enough.That, he decided,was what he neither needed nor...

Guarantee: Super Short Story #643 Just as she could not guaranteeher future husband will always be dependable,he could not guarantee his future childrenwill always be dependable. This made marriage and having childrenboth equally big and ambiguous...