The presence of thoughts is most obvious when they are gone
I remember once reading that simply by focusing on our breath, our life may change completely. At the time I read it, it all seemed too far-fetched. Would that really…
Self-acceptance and a green T-Shirt
After breakfast, my parents and I ended up talking about how to accept what is. How to accept the place in us, from which every concept about ourselves and the…
Where do I end and the World begin?
This question came up after having spent some time contemplating how to take responsibility for one´s own life, defining one´s own limits. How to separate what is ours from our…
Making friends with restlessness
What is restlessness? What is boredom? I do not know, but I do wonder. Do they hide behind the bushes along the trail, ready to attack due to our passiveness?…
Looking at ourselves
We all experience the world through our senses. In Buddhism, mind has been divided into what is called the ordinary mind and the big mind – Sem and Rigpa. The…
The more I let go of, the more is available
Today I traveled from Munich to Amsterdam. When boarding my plane, I noticed Krishna Das at the gate. He was one of many westerners traveling to India in the 70s…
Taking part in my own life
I am currently at my hotel room in Munich, and I thought I should write down the reflections I have made the last few days. This process of mine that…
Love is not there, it is here
One day in early spring I spoke with a friend of mine. She had just started on her second year of studying psychosynthesis, and I was curious to hear how…
The art of not speaking falsely
Despite the many references to eastern philosophy, I do not see myself as a Buddhist. I truly wanted to become a Buddhist, but as I started studying at the Buddhist…
I Am
I Am. First person singular form. Where does all the rest come from? I am inferior, I am small, I am thin, I am thick, lazy, rich, poor, bad, good,…
