Meditation Sounds – a mindfulness challenge. You think it’s easy: How to beat a gong gently and mindfully and yet powerfully. Your state of mind manifests itself in the way you make the gong sound.…
Heart Sutra. It is about what Buddhists call emptiness. Things exist, but they are empty – just as a dream can feel very real, but is only a dream. In other words, things are not…
Magical Places – where meditation happens Magical places – the work of outstanding people or characteristics of natural landscapes, rock formations, forests, springs. What makes certain places in nature or behind old walls magical? There…
Meditation Roots: In ancient India, Patanjali describes the practice of meditation with scientific precision. The complete way with all details. Nothing is more helpful. The Book of Patanjali on Meditation Patanjali: Yoga Sutras. The foundation…
How to begin meditation? Just start. Sit on a chair and become quiet. You stay for ten minutes doing nothing else. That will change your life. Meditate! How to start? How to start? It’s so…
Beginners mind – It’s good to be a beginner. Zen mind – beginners mind. When you start something, you are full of ideas. There is surprise. Meditation is about unlearning. Be again like a very…
The ruined city is shrouded in wet fog. Magical places Peru. A tiny path leads to an extremely steap staircase. Above it gets lost in the fog. The mountain that overlook Macchu Pichu. A view…
Zen philosophy and emptiness. This article is about a Japanese ink painting from the 18th or 19th century. The Circle as a Sign of Emptiness and Enlightenment in Zen Philosophy A good sign of…