“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Gospel of Matthew 27:46Gospel of Mark 15:34 During Holy Week, I felt the impulse to share my reflections on the words “My God, my God, […]
Death
- Depression
- Duality
- Eckhart Tolle
- Fear
- Feelings
- Healing Stories
- How Change Happens
- Osho
- Spiritual Teachers
- Spiritual Transformation
On the subject of death and how to use it—whether as a source of fear or as an advisor for a life fully lived—Osho speaks in a profoundly beautiful way. During one of his talks, a man asked him: “Sometimes, suddenly and strongly, there comes the fear of leaving all this beauty, these friendships, and […]
17.09.2010
Eckhart Tolle: None of these is you
“As long as the egoic mind is running your life, you cannot truly be at ease; you cannot be at peace or fulfilled except for brief intervals when you obtained what you wanted, when a desire has just been fulfilled. Since the ego is a derived sense of self, it needs to identify with external […]
07.04.2010
Walking the Rope, a Parable
“Once, a powerful king had to make a decision that went against his heart. Two of his ministers had committed a crime, and although he loved them deeply and wished to forgive them, this was against the laws of the land and would set a dangerous precedent. According to the law, their crime was punishable […]
03.04.2010
The Sword Above the Head, а Parable
Once, a great sage sent his chief disciple to the palace of King Janaka, so that the young man could learn something that was still missing in him. The disciple protested: “If you cannot teach me this, what could this king possibly teach me? You are a great sage, and he is only a king. […]
31.03.2010
The Mustard Seeds (a story about the Buddha)
A woman came to the Buddha, weeping and remembering. Her child had died, and she could have no more children. She cried and begged the Buddha to bring her child back to life. The Buddha said: “I will help you. But first, go into the village and bring me a few mustard seeds from a […]
07.02.2010
Osho on Death as the Gateway to Real Life
“Death is more important than life. Life is quite trivial, superficial. Death is deeper. Through death you grow into real life… through life you only reach death and nothing more. What we call and mean by life is merely a journey toward death. If you can understand that your whole life is only a journey […]
