I think I remember that when I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, there was a story in it of the alchemist, who only wanted to make gold. A great sage told him that he would succeed with his ingredients, if only he added one more: unshakable confidence that he would be successful. I may …
Is All One?
As our sensory-material world draws us into its web, being distanced from its sensations and objects feels unsatisfactory. This is because we have identified sensations and activities as the source of our pleasures. In meditation there is an effort to 'be' rather than 'do': a steady dis-identification from the objects of consciousness, including the self, …
Nattväsen
In the fall of 1989, in the quiet Swedish town of Hälsingfors by the Tiveden forest, children began to disappear. Within five weeks, eight children, three to six years old, went missing while playing outdoors at night. After futile investigations within the town, the police organized search parties into the forest. Clothing and toys were …
Monsters under the bed
While I was meditating today, I heard a particular notification sound from my phone, that made me immediately anticipate a specific message from a specific person. A few seconds later, as my mind and body was relaxing back from this, I asked myself, 'And what if this is not the person you are hoping it …
The only reality
On a weekend summer night some time back, I was listening to live music at a laid-back venue. As I stood surrounded by a young, hip crowd, watching the performers play spirited, lighthearted music under strings of cute multi-coloured lights, a sequence of thoughts crossed my mind in quick succession. They are vague to my …
One Life 