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on anger

December 15, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Do you want to be happy in life?
When you are angry, are you happy?
Then why don’t you remove it?

“there is no other refuge”: how to be an island to yourself

September 19, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Does there exist any genuine, true comfort in this world?

who is to blame for your suffering?

September 11, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

The castle to whose building I have dedicated my life, that I loved so much, on which I depended for shelter – when it suddenly collapses under my fingers at the slightest touch, now I have a choice.

a strange kind of video game: understanding samsara

September 6, 2019June 30, 2020Hermitage meditation

What is Samsara? To have an idea of what it is and what it means, let us imagine that there is a new video game on the market that everyone is excited about.  In this video game, you are given […]Continue reading

what is the use of faith?

September 3, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

In meditation, every time you let go of an emotion or a thought, you are removing from yourself, going against yourself.  You believe these are your feelings, your thoughts, your ideas. Part of yourself. It is as if every time […]Continue reading

“are you lonely too?” let us talk of loneliness

July 24, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

I have this problem that keeps coming back: I am desperately lonely.   I need to be loved, and I’m not. I feel that in the deepest way possible, nobody understands me: I have nobody I can really, fully trust. I’m […]Continue reading

between birth and death: the value of life

July 17, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Have you ever asked yourself the question: does life have value? Why am I here? Is there a point to everything, and if there is, what is it? And if there isn’t – what are we doing here in this […]Continue reading

dependent on outside: the problems of worship

June 10, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Devotion to something or someone outside can indeed be beautiful. And yet by this we make ourselves into beggars.

give up to grow up: the quality of renunciation

May 11, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

What is it to renounce? And why is it so important – what is the place of renunciation among the qualities to be developed in someone working on themselves? Part 1: Everyday Renunciation While most people can see and understand that […]Continue reading

on dana: perfecting the art of giving

April 10, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

An act of pure generosity is surprisingly rare, and not as “easy” as one might think

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