Monthly Archives: August 2010

When the mind is still, it is the perfect mirror.

If there are no thoughts or ideas to cloud the image, the reflection is clear and undisturbed. A quiet mind is like the surface of a lake on a calm day. If it is holding thougths or ideas, the reflection … Continue reading

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Resonance

Feel the music The Pastorale brought into being by Daniel Barenboim Beethoven, Sonata no.15, op.28 (Pastorale)

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On feeling the pain

Conversation between Geli and Michaela  M: Hi Geli A: Hi Michaela M: What would you like to talk about today ? A:  I would like to contemplate on the following: Is it a prerequisite in the process of wakening to … Continue reading

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On the sofa with Amy

A conversation between Amy and Michaela M:  Hello Amy, I am here. It’s a nice and clear morning in Vienna. How are you ? A: Good morning! Happy Friday. I’m settled into bed with my laptop after another extraordinary day … Continue reading

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Not knowing is true knowledge

A conversation between Justme and Michaela From the tao te ching Verse 71: Not knowing is true knowledge Presuming to know is a disease First realize that you are sick; then you can move towards health The Master is her … Continue reading

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An act of love

Jacqueline du Pré and Daniel Barenboim Beethoven Sonata No.3 in A – 2nd movement Since the cello was married to the piano the upholder of moral standards may not have watched so closely…

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On the Sofa with Benno

A: Hello Benno, so nice to have you here! How are doing? How has  your day been so far? B: My day has gone very well, so far. Whats the advantage of writing to each other, why not just talk? … Continue reading

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Teaching passion

Daniel Barenboim is teaching Lang Lang to play the Apassionata. It’s beautiful and intense. Thats what a warm teaching is all about – a connection between teacher and student, each receiving and giving at the same time. Somewhere he is … Continue reading

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I am, O Anxious One

A poem by Rainer Maria Rilke I am, O Anxious One. Don’t you hear my voice surging forth with all my earthly feelings? They yearn so high, that they have sprouted wings and whitely fly in circles round your face. … Continue reading

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Capture the light

Paintings by Herbert Brandl YouTube – Herbert Brandl 2 Deichtorhallen 2009 mit Musik 0001

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