Path to Peace with Todd Perelmuter

When we look around and see the suffering in this world, it can be easy to wonder what the point of life is. But it is not our world that shows us the suffering. It is our mind.

When we are happy, we …

Why do we exist? Are we here to suffer? Is life a tragedy? Or, is life a cosmic joke? Are we the punchline? Is the joke on us? 

Sometimes, it's easy to wonder why we are here on this Earth if life is …

Our friends, family, neighbors, community, society and the media all tell us what makes a perfect life. It's inescapable. We're supposed to graduate at 18, go to college, get rich, get married, get a…

What is life? What is reality? What is our place in the Universe? Why are we here and what does it all mean? And how can we best go about navigating this chaotic world so that we can have a peaceful …

We spend most of our waking lives focused on the world around us. All day we look around, giving all of our attention to what we see and hear. We spend our days trying to control our external circums…

Having the approval and praise of others is a natural human desire. We evolved to depend on each other for our survival, and so maintaining strong social bonds is in our DNA. But too often, people ma…

We are all on our own unique journey. And while no one can tell us what our adventure has in store for us, fortunately there is a great deal of wisdom that can be gained learning from people who have…

No one is immune from life happening — the ebbs and flows, the ups and downs, the exciting and the monotonous. But it is this variety that makes life a beautiful tapestry.

Someone recently asked me wh…

Bad days. We all have them. It's the nature of life. Life is in a constant state of renewal and decay. Bad days can be caused when we face tragedy, or it can be from traffic or spilling our coffee.

So…

From the moment we're born, our lives are set to a timer. We're supposed to start kindergarten by this age, graduate college by that age, get married, have kids and buy a house by such and such ages.…

We all can reach a point where we just don't feel like doing anything. But why does this happen? Why do we get to a place when we feel like we need Tony Robbins to walk into our bedroom and start yel…

How do we know when to make a change and when to accept our circumstances? Is it better to stay in a familiar and safe situation than it is to take a risk on ourselves? Should we fulfill the expectat…

Life moves in cycles. It is the nature of all things. We live in cycles with the sun, the moon, and the seasons. Our life moves in phases from infancy through old age. We have times of high energy, l…

There are four common mistakes in our thinking that nearly all of us make and that contribute to our suffering. These misguided thoughts that stem from false beliefs cause us to inadvertently harm ou…

Forget disinformation, misinformation and malinformation. We live in a world of mass information. Every one of has access to endless content on our phones, TVs, VR headsets and tablets. Unfortunately…

Most people have a misconception about spirituality. Most people think you're either spiritual or you're not. But spiritual is not something that some people have and some people don't have. The ques…

Why is doing nothing the hardest thing in the world? It's not a mystery. It's because we are so used to doing, achieving, consuming, creating, analyzing and judging. But when we can break through tha…

Meditation and being present are great ways to be happier and more calm, but can they really lead to enlightenment? Is enlightenment possible? Can a person really be in a zen state all the time? Even…

We all have times in our lives when we are going through difficult times and we start to wonder why the heck we're here? We can begin to lose faith that we are here for any other purpose than to suff…

Oftentimes, we try to conform in order to get approval and acceptance. But we never get it and we just end up pretending to be someone we're not.

The truth is, we won't be liked by everybody. But the …