18. Jun. 2025
Buddha nature of the bird
The Buddha nature, the purity, the openness, the infinite clarity, is superordinate in everything. In every stone, in every emotion, in every roar of the lioness. Somewhat more limited - depending on the finely spun Buddhist system -…
13. Feb. 2025
Dramatic, relaxed and painless
Of course, it's a trick to put words together incoherently (plus then add "matching" music). We do this trick all the time. However, we don't realise that it's a trick, this constructivist way of thinking together. We're constantly putting…
29. Nov. 2024
Slack
I was just tired. I had actually slept enough, the days were full of action. Now the action was mostly of a Buddhist nature, but that's not important. Just action. Tired of doing. I was somewhat startled by the thought that, in addition to…
5. May 2024
Next generation
I wrote the following statement on the question "What is important for the next generation when it comes to people of different religions living together?" for a brochure for employees and members of the authorities of the Catholic Church…
10. Apr. 2024
Work-Life??? Life!
Recently, there was a discussion on the LinkedIn business platform. It was about the supposedly necessary separation between work and professional life, clear boundaries, overtime and after-work hours. The topic seems topical, but from a…
15. Mar. 2024
Is old stuff crap?
Yes. More differentiated: Do I have to analyze the resentment of some ancestors in years of therapeutic sessions? Does the knowledge of suffering in earlier lives help me? Do I need a strong light to illuminate any dark corners of my…
29. Feb. 2024
Quickly blogged about healing
The WHO's definition of health could have been borrowed from the Buddha. I myself determine whether I feel healthy, not something out there. And not the pulse diagnostician who thinks my inner elements are not in harmony. But if I…
22. Feb. 2024
My faith, embedded in me
I was recently able to say something about my faith in a reel for a Catholic Church social media campaign. In my studies in Catholic theology decades ago - incidentally, it was during these studies that I got to know and appreciate…
15. Feb. 2024
Hope as a danger?!
From a classical Buddhist perspective, hope is deceptive and dangerous. The expectations associated with it can be disappointed. And then there is 'suffering' again, i.e. dissatisfaction in the mind. Hope is focused on the future and…