Self-Observation and Self-Control for Inner Peace
Inner Peace Just as the lotus flower needs the mud to blossom, you have to become sometimes fully aware of your negative thinking before you can consciously change it and shine even brighter than ever before… “The mind has long been dissipated by worldly things and does not easily come under sway, Arjuna. But when one […]
Bhagavad Gita, Part 2: How to control and to still your mind
Why is it important to control or to still your mind? Yoga means to put together and is used in Indian scriptures as to describe (a) the state of being the Ocean of Bliss as well as to describe (b) practices to attain mastery and to become aware of your own being as the Divine. If you have a […]
Bhagavad Gita, Part 1: A book of how to be spiritual in a worldly life
It is said, that following the worldly life is at first easy and becomes more and more difficult over time whereas following the spiritual path is first difficult and then becomes easier and easier. With worldly life it is meant to act from a level of consciousness, which is ego-driven, a dysfunctional kind of ego: desires, […]
Book recommendation: “Initiation” by Elisabeth Haich
From the cover of the book: The book is one of the great classics of spiritual literature about the mystery schools of ancient Egypt. Elizabeth Haich was a yoga teacher from Hungary (born 1897). In the late 30s she founded in Budapest the first yoga school until she fled from the Russians in 1944. In Zurich she […]