What more enlightenment do you want ?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Michaela

This is Khyentse Norbu. He is a Tulku ( a reincarnated Tibetan lama) and a film maker. He is also a very inspiring teacher…

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Full of Grace

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Michaela

Sandro Botticelli: Annunciation ( 1489) Metropolitan Museum New York

” Maria durch ein Dornwald ging”

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The power of nothing

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Michaela

A beautiful article from this week’s New Yorker on science and the art of medicine, as scientist are debating the response to placebo.

Power of nothing

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Beyond religion

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Michaela

In this new book His Holiness the Dalai Lama argues that religion is not a necessity for pursuing a spiritual life. Rather he proposes a system of secular ethics grounded in a deep appreciation of our common humanity. This is more than a gesture – this is a major step in terms of integrating spiritual values in daily life.

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True artists

Posted on December 7, 2011 by CatrinPhoto

Find more inspirational postcards under the category: “Moka Express”

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Vorfreude

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Michaela

…could not resist. There is so much joy in it. The German word is ” Vorfreude”…and “anticipation” does not quite capture the thrill of it. Enjoy

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A real alternative

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Michaela

The Slovenian philosopher and critical theorist Slavoj Zizek talks to about the momentous changes taking place in the global financial and political system.

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Hark – the herald angels sing

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Michaela
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The weather-cock

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Michaela

Said the weather-cock to the wind, “How tedious and monotonous you are! Can you not blow any other way but in my face? You disturb my God-given stability.”

And the wind did not answer. It only laughed in space.

Khalil Gibran ” The Weather-Cock” (From “The Forerunner”)
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Be lost in the Call

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Michaela

Lord, said David, since you do not need us,
why did you create these two worlds?

Reality replied: O prisoner of time,
I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity,
and I wished this treasure to be known,
so I created a mirror: its shining face, the heart;
its darkened back, the world;
The back would please you if you’ve never seen the face.

Has anyone ever produced a mirror out of mud and straw?
Yet clean away the mud and straw,
and a mirror might be revealed.

Until the juice ferments a while in the cask,
it isn’t wine. If you wish your heart to be bright,
you must do a little work.

My King addressed the soul of my flesh:
You return just as you left.
Where are the traces of my gifts?

We know that alchemy transforms copper into gold.
This Sun doesn’t want a crown or robe from God’s grace.
He is a hat to a hundred bald men,
a covering for ten who were naked.

Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my child!
How could a zephyr ride an ass?
Spirit, find your way, in seeking lowness like a stream.
Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.

Remember God so much that you are forgotten.
Let the caller and the called disappear;
be lost in the Call.

Poem by Rumi
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