Meditation

I came across an interesting quote from the Greek philosopher Plato: “People who are not satisfied with what they have will not be satisfied with what they get”. -Plato Many times we can be compared to the donkey that has a carrot in front of him on a line. Every step the donkey takes it…

“You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”  Above is a famous quote from Jezus Christ. It is basically the same as we talked about earlier; we somehow always look to others or our surrounding when we…

We already talked about the ego and how meditation should have a positive effect on this ego by making our ‘false’ ego smaller. When our ‘false’ ego gets smaller, we tend to avoid doing things that are not good for us or others. If we feel good from ourselves we don’t want others to feel…

Long ago, two monks were on their way to their monastery. It was a long and arduous journey. Along the way they reached a river that they had to cross. There was a young lady standing on the side of the river. The monks had learned not to look at women in order to remain…

“One should be more tolerant than a tree and more humble than the grass”. A tree tolerates heath, cold and everything we do to it. The grass is always as low as our feet and needs to accept that everyone walks on it. Pride and a big ego are the opposite of being tolerant and humble…

Today it is about a quote from the Greek philosopher Aristoteles: “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” This is an interesting quote on many levels. It makes sense that ‘knowing yourself’ should be one of the most important things, because we are always with ourselves. It is probably more important than knowing many…

First of all, obviously every time is a good time to meditate. However if you want to chose the most optimal moment, what time would it be? The best moments to meditate are at the beginning and at the end of the day. In the morning it is a good start of the day. By…

An old and famous saying is that the mind can be our enemy or friend. What does a mind as enemy means? To fully understand this, we need to take one step back and talk about the mind first. It is said that the mind is the receiver of the senses. If the mind isn’t…

We always try to change the things around us. We change our job, house, partner, car or whatever we think will make us happier. However what about ourselves? Would it be possible that we ourselves can improve and thus not just the things around us? Now one could argue that improving ourselves can be done…

Meditation is not always love at first sight. When I first meditated, I was immediately sold, but that is far from always the case. It can also be confronting, as we normally always have many distractions around us. This prevents us from confronting ourselves. When we meditate, all those distractions fall away, and we are…