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Addiction: Loving the Lie

Addictions are mental engrams. A habit has to be learned and several factors have to come together. Time, place and readiness. My smoking habit started because I wanted to belong to the group ( everyone smoked) and I discovered that … Continue reading

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Energies of addiction

Contemplating the development of addiction, it occurs to me that all levels of being are in varying degrees affected by the pattern of forming a dependency. In order to understand addiction however, we have to look in particular at the … Continue reading

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PEARL

What kind of pearl are you that other birds love to fly in the air of ? There is nothing in this world that is not a gift from you. Every king wants to be checkmated by your rook. I … Continue reading

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Keep me safe

„Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure“ This quote from the 13th century mystic Meister Eckhart, made me contemplate today. There was a strong  sense of truth in it, that I could not put in words … Continue reading

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A mixed breed apple

  A little mixed breed apple half red, half yellow, tells his story. A lover and beloved get separated. their being apart was one thing, but they have opposite responses. The lover feels pain and grows pale The beloved flushes … Continue reading

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Questions of Life

Change is at the heart of transformation. Does transformation change you or do you need to change to transform ? Questions of Life are a tool for reflection. Let the question be with you and go deep. Make note of … Continue reading

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Counsel

  Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure Meister Eckhart (b 1260 d 1328)

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Politics is a process

Politics (from Greek πολιτικος, [politikós]: «citizen»), is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. And while there is nothing wrong with creating a platform for engaging the individual in the decisions that ultimately affect them, we also have to … Continue reading

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On addiction

More and more I am coming to the conclusion that the mechanism of addiction is at the core of all our suffering. It is what is keeping us in the world of illusion and it prevents us from seeing what … Continue reading

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One with all

Identification with your mind creates an opaque screen of concepts, labels, images, words, judgments, and definitions that blocks all true relationship. It comes between you and yourself, between you and your fellow man and woman, between you and nature, between … Continue reading

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