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On Lovers And Leaders And The Importance Of Exploring The Unknown

April 16, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

Yesterday my eye fell on an interesting quote: “One key pattern associated with the development of a close relationship among peers is sustained, escalating, reciprocal, personal self-disclosure.” I don’t know who said it. It was a scientist who researched relationships. If I remember correctly the context was an experiment that was designed by a researcher […]

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Does The Media Mess With Our Minds Too? I Am Afraid So.

April 8, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

In my mind a warrior is somebody with the athletic skills and the body of Cristiano Ronaldo with the wisdom, compassion and charisma of the Dalai Lama. That is a little bit on the unrealistic side. Of course it would be lovely if we would have people like that. But it is also an elitist view that reveals some of the insecurities of the guy who promotes it. Me.

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Beating The ‘Cold Cap’ – A Story Of Pain Transformation

March 11, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon 1 Comment

A couple of days ago I did one of the most intense and sensitive jobs I ever did. I was asked to help a young woman endure the pain of a ‘cold cap’ treatment. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in two years, which completely suck because it means the […]

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Street Cred – My Meeting With Said Bensellam

March 6, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon 3 Comments

That I met with Said Bensellam no coincidence. I read an article about him in the newspaper some time ago. The title was something like ‘Warrior for a good cause’. I tore it out and put it in my pocket. I forgot about it and found it again. I thought of throwing it away because who am I to think he would want to meet with me? But then a surge of courage went through me and I wrote him a short message on social media. And I received a very friendly and humble message back saying that he was inspired by my website and interested to learn about my work. Can you believe it?

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Want to Learn Something About Yourself Now? Do The Quick Warrior Test

February 28, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

Want to know what it feels like to be a warrior? Dive into the exersizes in this post and evaluate the experience: let thoughts and feelings come up freely after finishing the first question and repeat that evaluation after finishing answering the second question. Then look inside yourself and answer a third question: how do I want to live?

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The Need For Vulnerability

February 26, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic. Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we’ve lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we’re feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage.

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Skills Training at Vondelgym

February 23, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

As you might know or remember, the 100 Day Warrior has found a new home in January. I opened a zendo on Nieuwe Herengracht 95, providing me with my first personal meditation and training space and the trainers and me started collaborating with the new gym in town: Vondelgym. One of the founding fathers of […]

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Good That We Have a Clown Like John Oliver To Ridicule The Tobacco Industry

February 19, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

Every day I read and hear so many stunning examples of our human ignorance that I alternate between wanting to slam my head on the table and going numb. Then I get sucked back into the feeling of paralysis; the feeling that humanity is beyond repair. But then I realize that I really don’t want to live in such a cynical world and I am reminded that I want to be part of a tribe that contributes to consciousness and compassion

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The Basic Goodness Zendo Is Open!

February 14, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

The best thing I did in 2014 was designing and organizing the first episode of the 100 Day Warrior. It was hard work and a lot of pressure to make it happen but once we took off we gained momentum and it was awesome. Arguably the best thing I did in 2015 was opening my […]

Filed Under: Basic Goodness Tagged With: Gratitude, Honesty, Insight, Meditation, Warrior

Day 7 (Guest Post) On Dreams and Discipline – Why I have set out on the Warrior journey

January 24, 2015 By Lisanne Buik 1 Comment

I am one of the aspirant warriors in the 100-day program. In 93 days from now I am going to experience me at my very best. It’s still a wild guess how that feels, but I’m curious enough to pursue until I find out. The past week I have been trying to explain my friends, and anyone who was curious, why I have set out on this journey towards “spiritual and physical transformation”. I think by now I have figured out the answer to this question, and I would like to share it with you.

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