Lobau, Danube Auen National Park Vienna
“Only drowning men could see him”
This is a line from the beautiful Leonhard Cohen song ” Suzanne” – a song about faith and “the belief in the unseen”.
And Jesus was a sailor, when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower.
And when he knew for certain, only drowning men could see him,
He said: “All men will be sailors then, until the sea shall free them.” Continue reading
A contemplation on a poem by Rudyard Kipling
Here come I to my own again,
Fed, forgiven and known again,
Claimed by bone of my bone again
And cheered by flesh of my flesh.
The fatted calf is dressed for me,
But the husks have greater zest for me,
I think my pigs will be best for me,
So I’m off to the Yards afresh. Continue reading
Eiger Northface
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier is considered the ‘Old Testament’ of the pianist as opposed to the ‘New Testament’ – the 32 piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven. The Well-Tempered Clavier is characterized by a technical and compositional mastery which had never been achieved before Bach, nor again since. They are pure clarity of a mind that is perfectly still. Beethoven’s piano sonatas however are like the journey from darkness to light. They are transformation. Continue reading
Conversation #12 between Angelika nd Michaela
M: Hi Geli, Good Morning !
A: Hi Michaela! How are you doing?
M: Perfect, really good. What shall we talk about today ? Any new insights from listening to John Welwood ?
A: I am experiencing and or learning with the help of his teachings how to disengage, after I fell into the egoic trap. Would you like to hear about the latest trap I caught myself in?
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On Resurrection Day God will say, “What did you do with
the strength and energyyour food gave you on earth? How did you use your eyes?
What did you make withyour five senses while they were dimming and playing out?
I gave you hands and feet Continue reading
A discourse between Justme and Michaela
J: Michaela, a lot of times the subject of forgiveness appears. It is a subject which a lot of people find difficult. Some think perhaps there is a certain limit to forgiveness – that some things are just unforgivable. Others find that they have been so hurt by others that they find it impossible to forgive. First question to you is this. Is there a limit to forgiveness,and why ?
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What does it mean to live an authentic life?
When we live the human life, it wants us to act seriously, as if the dream state was real. Solid, like the ground beneath our feet, slowly moving through the density of our little niche, weighted down by gravity and held captive by the shackles of our own conditioning. Identifications like my god, my country, my tribe, my family and the rest of it, with religion and politics as the strongest principles. Continue reading
A jam session between Angelika and Michaela
M: Hi Geli, good morning to Germany.
A: Good Morning, Michaela! Good Morning, Vienna!
M: We wanted to talk about “spiritual bypassing” today. What is that actually ? Continue reading
A poem by Johann W. Von Goethe
The Living Room 