Jack Panda Speaks

I am finding that the more time I immerse myself in the digital world of instant gratification, the less interested I am to the physical world. So it would make sense if the new generations become indifferent to the natural world. Especially once they cannot only create their own worlds, but also immerse themselves into the very world they have created. Get ready to step into your favourite video game!

Recently I have felt resistance towards being with other people, as there is no desire to interact or talk about anything, just the longing to be in silence. It is tricky to be with others in silence for most, so I retreat into my selfhood. Time for a Vipassana maybe?

Today I talk about virtual reality, specifically Facebook "Horizon" that has been launched this year 2020. Perfect timing considering the global confinement situation. A 2nd lockdown could be the perfect opportunity for VR to be introduced on a broader scale. At Sacred Food we wish to explore the potential of VR for our business. Virtual Reality Dining is already a thing!

I am sure we invented the concept of having a soul, just because we didn't want to come to terms with our ending. Endings are hard, and we would rather believe that our soul lives on after we die. It is comforting for the mind without a doubt. This world was not enough, so we had to go and create a spirit world.

After a run, swim and a chai in memory of my dear friend Karl, I contemplate how his death will give life to so many people. How developing a relationship with death in today's death-avoiding culture & society, could give your life more meaning, depth & aliveness. I also ponder the idea of one being "ready to die" and what that could imply.

Drop the pressure & anxiety to be something or someone, and allow yourself to detach from everything & everyone to find peace in the nothingness that awaits you. The major barrier for most of us is the fear of aloneness, although when transcended you realise that what you feared was only a human illusion.

AI will kill us without a doubt, just not in the way people imagine or how dystopian movies depict it. Rather than homo sapies and AI battling it out, it will be more of an evolutionary death. Just like homo sapiens killed off homo erectus, transhumans will kill off homo sapiens.

I ponder the peace that I feel today after a dear friend of mine passed yesterday. Death really is a reminder of what life is and what we are part of. Death can ignite gratitude, peace and new beginnings. Thank you Karl.

The sense of guilt that can creep in when you give yourself the freedom to not do in order to allow room for new ideas to emerge! We so often get stuck in the need to be productive and get shit done, but what if this also requires the counterpart of not doing?

Today I had my 1st of many FREE coaching sessions, and I felt the pressure to perform. So many reflections from just one session. It felt like the coaching session coached me too!! This marks the beginning of Jack Panda Listens.