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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

the source of right and wrong – the correct practice of sila

May 3, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purify one’s mind: This is the teaching of the Buddha. It sounds so simple: not to do any wrong, and to grow the good in oneself. That’s it. And in one […]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

three ways to be more honest with yourself

March 25, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Honesty is one of the most basic and essential qualities that we look for in others. A liar and hypocrite is someone we can never trust – and if we cannot trust someone, what kind of relationship can we have […]Continue reading

on blind faith and the right base of trust

February 21, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Faith in one’s guide To get anywhere that you have not been before, you need a guide, someone to point out the path to you. Though you must undertake the journey yourself, they cannot go there for you or carry […]Continue reading

how to be a mechanic of the mind

January 20, 2019April 28, 2019Hermitage meditation

Today happened this. We were lifting a big beam into the ceiling with the whole team. They are so heavy that seven people need to lift at the same time. I was responsible for holding the security rope that made […]Continue reading

the philosophy of an acrobat

January 11, 2019January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Proper self love, or self-care, is not about treating yourself to a massage, or your daily fancy coffee.

the trouble with going to live in a cave

December 29, 2018January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

There is a story about a man who has a wife, whom he dearly loves, and yet every time he sees a beautiful woman, he can’t help but feel sexual desire for her. Because of this, he is ridden with […]Continue reading

the courage to ask for forgiveness

November 9, 2018January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Most apologies mean very little. Much of the time, even when they come as a response to genuine wrongdoing, you can see this; that most apologies mean very little. They are based, not in real remorse, but on the impulse […]Continue reading

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