Monthly Archives: August 2010

The key to liberation

Eckhart Tolle says: „ The present moment holds the key to liberation. But you cannot find the present moment as long as you are your mind”. Spiritual teachings are pointers and have to be experienced to be understood. To take … Continue reading

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Measure for Measure

A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.” Allow me a few thoughts to start off the subject, because it is … Continue reading

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Giving is receiving

Why is it is more blessed to give than to receive ? There is no answer yet and I don’t blame you because I could not find one either. Actually, I think it is not true. I hope this is … Continue reading

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On Faith

It occurs to me that “faith” is another lovely paradox. If we take the dualistic pair “belief – doubt” then both rely on a mental fixation, or something I “know”. However, if I look at faith, I do not really … Continue reading

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A heavenly communion

Beethoven – Cello Sonata No 3 in A major, OP 69 – Glenn Gould & Leonard Rose

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Inner dialogue

It seems to me I needed the experience to follow through on something that does not make any sense at all. Just trust it and go along with it. It is an allegory of what I am doing with my … Continue reading

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I am everything and yet I am not

I am everything and yet I am not. We may look for the nothing in everything. But it was not before I realised I need to go into the nothing to find everything, I have been able to recognise the … Continue reading

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The Lotus

The Lotus First blooming in the Western Paradise, The lotus has delighted us for ages. Its white petals are covered with dew, its jade green leaves spread out over the pond, And its pure fragrance perfumes the wind. Cool and … Continue reading

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Fear points to our greatest strength

Fear is much more complex than just a thought or a pattern. Fear is an emotion, an intrinsic process triggered by a more or less conscious perception and it’s subsequent interpretation. I think there is an instinctual component to fear … Continue reading

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Fear is the demon. Fear is the protector

Fear is our protector. Fear is the demon of the past. In the Vedic philosophy of creation, fear arose in the moment the „I“ came into being. If there is a sense of I, there is also the instinct to … Continue reading

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