on Karma and Why You Matter
Each of our efforts weighs something and, in fact, does make a difference in our world. In a nutshell, this is what yogis called karma: the inevitable consequence of our actions (and even, if we were to push it a […]
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Joy Now
Bali, round 2 When I came here in December, I fell in love with the peacefulness and spirituality dimension that seemed to fill up every street corner. I was met by much kindness and a warm welcoming from both the […]
Spontaneity – The Embrace of the unknown
I am continuing my sabbatical journey, currently in Portugal and attempting to befriend spontaneity more and more. Just before I arrived here, all the different people I know in the area, and whom I thought I would see, turned out […]
The virtue of SLOW
I had planned it for three months. I was about to take a leave from my daily life, weekly teaching, and Copenhagen. I taught my last class on Sept the 15th and started to get prepared to catch my flight […]
Love-Based Endings
How to end something (a job, a relationship) without hatredness, blame, or division? Inspiration to keep love despite a breakup.
What are You “Offering”?
What can you offer today?
Comfortably numb
Perhaps you know the song by Pink Floyd: “comfortably numb.” On my way home from a gathering, I was talking with a friend of mine about our personal journeys, visions, and longings. We both shared the dream to find the […]
Can it always be gentle?
How can we become more gentle?
How simple can it be?
Happy month of May. As a kid, my mother used to remind me each year that in May “you do as you please” (En Mai, fais ce qu’il te plait!). Although originally contrasted to the changing weather patterns of April […]
Equanimity vs. righteousness
Two years ago, on a heavy-rain night, water started to drop from the ceiling in our bedroom. The next day, we signalled it to our landlords, who sent someone to fix it. Apparently, there was a leak in the building’s […]
