As I’m watching fragments from a Roger Waters concert at a friend’s home, I’m thinking about a topic which I long wanted to write about: There is such a thing as naïve idealism, but in the case of what I would call true idealists one could hardly say they have their heads in their clouds… Read More On idealism and change
ROMÂNĂ | ENGLISH ROMÂNĂ Atâta timp cât mai poți trăi după ce îți moare un om drag, sau atâta timp cât îți poți „reface viața” după o despărțire, jelirea aceea conține un element de șaradă, de minciună. Atâta timp cât mai poți să râzi, să dormi, să mănânci, să te piși, să faci sex, asta… Read More Pierderea, uitarea și un concept filozofic improvizat | Loss, forgetting, and a made-up philosophical concept
Disclaimer: All this is not supposed to be made into a means of excusing the abuser, which is just another form of bypassing (see one of my other articles, Spiritualizing abuse). Nor do I want to suggest, not even for a moment, that the abused one is to blame, that they should just forgive and… Read More Abuse, forgiveness, shadow work
Common misconception in what could be termed `spiritual circles`: wishing for a life without karma. Well, before wishing for that, think again, because you might just be wishing for death (see the video below). I’ve seen it many times: people preaching about all sorts of things they don’t truly understand, and it happens a lot… Read More Eastern metaphysical concepts, and half-truths
The Tantric Dakini Oracle is not a classic tarot deck. While it can be used like a classic tarot deck, its purpose goes beyond that. One way I like to use these cards is as tool for meditation: I meditate with them as I would with a yantra. Card no. 8 (Living Goddess / Kumari)… Read More Musings on Card no. 8 from the Tantric Dakini Oracle – Living Goddess
ENGLISH | ROMÂNĂ ENGLISH With all the lighthearted compassion and amusement, yet still serious: Late teenagers (20, 30, 40, 50 years old and higher) who are a bit of a daredevil (because that’s how much of a daredevil they truly are: a bit) should chill and stop looking for chaos. There’s no need to look… Read More On chaos. Despre haos
ENGLISH Years ago I started reading The Pest, but, even though I was (and am) a big fan of Camus, I abandoned it after 50 pages or so. I recently told myself that this is a proper time to to re-read it, so I started over (I didn’t choose this expression by chance: it is… Read More Notes on ”The Pest” (Albert Camus) / Note despre „Ciuma” (Albert Camus)
ENGLISH While reading through some reviews for Chögyam Trungpa’s Crazy wisdom I found this passage: “For those of you enchanted by Chongpa’s teaching, please first read Heidegger’s <<on the essence of truth>> before pouring out your fulsome adulation of Chongpa’s wisdom. Just like D.T. Suzuki who sells Carus teaching as Japanese Zen, Chongpa is selling… Read More East, West / Est, vest
ENGLISH No matter how aberrant, abominable, stupid or criminal a discourse might be, there will be at least one person, book, another discourse, or work to confirm it. Because in this world everything has a match (1). ”But, look, that one says I’m right.”, „But, look, that one says the same thing.” It’s completely irrelevant.… Read More Discourse, authority, confimation / Discurs, autoritate, confirmare
