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Means of Life (4)

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Michaela

So we have established now, that eating is a human need. The body, this living, breathing, vibrating, beautiful living organism is made of the dancing particles of all matter, and renews itself constantly. The body is at all times a … Continue reading →

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The world I live in

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Michaela

  “There is in the blind as in the seeing an Absolute which gives truth to what we know to be true, order to what is orderly, beauty to the beautiful, touchableness to what is tangible. If this is granted, … Continue reading →

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Means of Life (3)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Michaela

I am currently preparing a lecture how chronic stress and symptoms and diseases of the digestive system are related. So this is the real-life background for contemplating about food, digestion and the innate wisdom of our bodies. Why do we … Continue reading →

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Pain as a teacher

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Michaela

” Pain is less needed as a spiritual teacher and as a tool for breaking down the ego, for those who voluntarily embrace the arising new consciousness. But those who don’t, they are like there is a shell around them … Continue reading →

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Means of Life (2)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Michaela

Many years ago, in the search of what I felt was missing in my understanding of the human body and how to help people heal, I came across the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. It is a Sanskrit term meaning “ … Continue reading →

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The ardent alchemist

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Michaela

The alchemist starts an experiment with preparation. A measure of this, a quantum of that. Bring it together and hold it to the fire. Open the senses to the result.

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Means of Life (1)

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Michaela

Lately I have become really intrigued with the obsession of our Western society with food. I have written on other occasions about my own (past) passion for cooking and how it has been changing lately, transforming into something else. Moreover, … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Michaela

Though fire’s heat be hidden in the midst of water, Yet a thousand boiling bubbles prove it present. Though the heat of the fire be working unseen, Yet its bubbles signify its presence plainly. In like manner, the members of … Continue reading →

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Love

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Michaela

Love adorns itself; it seeks to prove inward joy by outward beauty. – R. Tagore

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The Battle of Love

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Michaela

This battle of Love is getting hotter. The source of it’s heat is beyond time and space: from the sparks of it’s fire the smoke of seven Hells is rising. But Hell is extinguished by Love’s burning. Hell says to … Continue reading →

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