No Resistance to ‘What is’

No Resistance to ‘What is’

We all suffer.We all, sooner or later, find suffering, large or small, in our livesAnd, for most of us, the impulse when we find suffering is to get away from it, to…

Becoming Grateful Beings

Becoming Grateful Beings

Embracing presence comes with an essential tool: humbleness. And being humble leads to gratefulness. I will try to explain.We really think and feel we are the ones that do things in our lives, that…

Recognizing Being, the naked ‘I Am’

Recognizing Being, the naked ‘I Am’

It really seems that life is in the doing, in what we need to do, should do, can do, did do, will do.We think of what is important in our lives in…

The Beauty and the ‘Crap’

The Beauty and the ‘Crap’

Life is full of greatness, and full, really full of crap. Look for what is great in life and, within the possibilities, leave the crap aside.I recently sent this thought on my WhatsApp…

After Easter – a Manual for Suffering

After Easter – a Manual for Suffering

I went to a concert at the Bucharest Atheneum to listen to The Saint John Passion by J. S. Bach. I enjoy the music of Bach enormously; I believe The Saint Matthew Passion to be one…

…this Center of Love

…this Center of Love

It is very nice to have no problems, to have no difficulties to deal with. Even though the problems and difficulties are sometimes exactly what catapults us into growth and maturity, we…

‘Seeing’ Life as a Piece of Art

‘Seeing’ Life as a Piece of Art

When I was very young I knew nothing of art. My family and the society in general in which I grew up was not interested at all in anything related to art.…

The Magic Pill

The Magic Pill

Many times we feel a sense of discomfort in the moment, especially when we are not overly busy or we have some spare time.We may not know why, but a sense of…

Existence Itself

Existence Itself

We all have problems, difficulties, situations that need resolution...large or small, more or less important, but everybody has things that need to be done.However, none of those problems, none of those difficulties…