MindTravel Mastery Blog

by Murray Hidary

Ego, Self-Importance, and Resistance Feb 04, 2026

The ego thrives on separation.

It misidentifies who we are with:

  • the body

  • achievements

  • possessions

  • reputation

From this misi...

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Radical Responsibility — How Inner Dialogue Becomes Outer Reality Jan 28, 2026

At the heart of the MindTravel philosophy is a simple but challenging idea:

We each have a role in our own circumstances.

This is not about blame. I...

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The Hidden Feeling Beneath Desire — Beliefs at Work Jan 21, 2026

Every desire begins as a thought.

But between the thought and the action, something else appears — often unnoticed.

A feeling.

That feeling is the ...

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Want vs Desire — The Language That Shapes Our Lives Jan 14, 2026

When we reflect on the changes we want to make in our lives — especially at the beginning of a new year — we often ask a familiar question:

How do I ...

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WONDER by Murray Hidary Jan 12, 2026

It enters in small ways,
unnoticed,
when the light thins, 
and finds its way
through a narrow opening.

You step into it
unsuspecting,
startled by what you ...

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The Path to Enduring Joy — A Journey from Suffering to Freedom Dec 30, 2025

Joy is a word we all know — and yet, few of us truly understand.

We speak about it often, chase it relentlessly, and measure our lives by how much of...

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Becoming Joy — Living from the Inside Out Dec 23, 2025

 (Part 5 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)


In our last post, we rediscovered joy in the world around us — in color, light, sound, and t...

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JOY by Murray Hidary Dec 23, 2025

Where does joy reside?

We look for it on the horizon,
that perfect life 

just out of reach,
the horizon always 
slipping further away.

What if joy ca...

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The Joy Hidden in Plain Sight — Seeing the World with Childlike Wonder Dec 16, 2025

(Part 4 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)


In our last post, we explored the eight pillars of joy — the attitudes and perspectives that ...

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The Eight Pillars of Joy — A Mindful Foundation for a Joyful Life Dec 09, 2025

(Part 3 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)


In the last post, we explored the alchemy of suffering — how pain, when met with awareness, c...

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The Alchemy of Suffering — How Pain Opens the Door to Joy Dec 02, 2025

(Part 2 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)


In the last post, we explored how joy can’t be pursued — it can only be found. It arises natu...

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Joy Cannot Be Sought — It Can Only Be Found Nov 17, 2025

(Part 1 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)

This post is the beginning of a five-part exploration into the nature of joy — what it truly is...

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