Monthly Archives: November 2014
In the spirit of animals on the street
As I was driving into town the other day the traffic news bulletin on the radio all of a sudden announced that the danger of a dog walking on the highway had been banned! Imagine that!
Having just come back from India where every living thing from a cow to a monkey and a rat roams freely on the streets without being perceived as a danger to mankind this traffic news immediately brought a smile to my face.
In the spirit of “Yoga Ministry”
The other day the news headlines all over the world read more or less the same: India’s PM Modi appoints a Minister of Yoga. By reclaiming its spiritual and cultural heritage before others may snatch it away from India, it has definitely put itself back on the map!
In the spirit of a (spiritual) retreat
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Whenever I go on a retreat, people tend to wish a happy vacation. My response is always the same: “This retreat is not a vacation”. However, no matter how often I try to explain this fact, the well-meant wish remains the same.
Imagine, somebody wishes you a happy vacation as the new school term begins. You wouldn’t think of going to school as a vacation, right? – It may be, of course, that you love going to school and look forward to learning new things. That is the optimal case. Still, nobody would think of school as being a vacation. Continue reading