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[Alexandr Korol]

like a human, of having to serve and fulfill a mission rather than build a family, and he ran away. Later, they teach him how to calm his mind to unlock certain abilities. These fairy tales and fantasy films, they all contain a deep truth. I now see the illusions people use to dull themselves, to cover things up so beautifully, as if they are doing good, but in reality, they are not. It’s mind-blowing. Imagine a person obsessed with appearance or health – that too stems from sins. Of course, an ordinary person might not understand what I mean and would want to argue. But just because it’s not clear doesn’t mean I’m wrong. It just might not be clear to you now, but one day it will be. That’s the paradox. The issue lies more in the rhythm, not in bad or good deeds. During a lunch break at work, you can either dive into your phone or just stand by the window and look out. People who constantly occupy themselves, even with good things – of course, it’s good that they at least engage in something productive, using their energy, time, and life for positive things – but they are still in a closed, dulled state. Of course, the most primitive category of people is those with bad habits and unhealthy lifestyles. They can’t even be alone with themselves and are always engaged in something harmful. For this first category, they need to at least replace all the bad and harmful things with useful ones. Let them watch educational programs 24 hours a day and always exercise. Let them talk to respectable people. But this is just the second step, and it’s not the solution; it’s only the path to the solution. To those people on the second stage, I would say: “Now, try to cancel half of your good deeds so that you spend half of your day doing something useful, and the other half just observing.” And this is not given to everyone. It’s very difficult. Many people find it hard to be alone with themselves, to calm their mind and just observe. Understand, being a consumer, a parasite, is easy. Being a “righteous” person who is always doing something good isn’t difficult either. But to stop being a consumer, to stop always moving, always finding something to do, and just to be calm – that’s very hard. Few can do it. But that is the ultimate power, to stop engaging in either bad or good, to not constantly consume or act. Some of you always engage in something, whether it’s bad or good, but you always engage. Learn to stop engaging. Of course, it won’t happen suddenly. Start by slowing down your desire to engage in something. For example, the most primitive people overeat, argue a lot, spend too much time on social media, and have many bad habits. That’s the lowest category. The next category is those without bad habits, but still, they’re very restless – they are workaholics, constantly interacting with people, always on the phone, always busy.