Es lebte einmal vor langer, langer Zeit in einem
fernen Land ein grosser tibetischer Dichter namens
Milarepa, der jahrzehntelang studierte und meditierte.
Er zog über das Land und lehrte die Dorfbewohner,
denen er begegnete, sich in Barmherzigkeit und Mitgefühl zu üben.… Read the rest
Jante Law
The Jante Law (Danish and Norwegian: Janteloven; Swedish: Jantelagen; Finnish: Janten laki) is the Nordic version of the tall poppy syndrome.It was named and described by the Norwegian/Danish author Aksel Sandemose in his novel A Fugitive Crosses his Tracks.
There are ten different rules in the law, but they are all variations on a single theme and are usually referred to as a homogeneous unit:
Don’t think you’re anyone special or that you’re better than us.… Read the rest
