By Dietrich on July 21, 2009
You see very happy, very poor people who have found Freedom and then you see very happy and rich people who have found Freedom. The difference is on the surface but it shows which of God’s cows are being milked, the cow that has little milk or the cow that has lots of milk. Both [...]
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By Dietrich on June 16, 2009
Our attempts to change our environment have one major purpose: to make us like or even love ‘what is.’ Our responses are comfortable for us if they consist of a big YES towards ‘what is’ and our responses feel uncomfortable if they contain an emotional ‘No’ towards ‘what is.’ A ‘Yes’ is identical to ‘liking’.
It [...]
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By Dietrich on May 24, 2009
In our attempts to improve circumstances (political, economic, social, environmental, legal etc) we look at the current, imperfect state of affairs and then we search for and perhaps offer solutions to improve the situation. When looking at imperfections we tend to automatically judge those who contributed to that particular imperfection, and when we look at [...]
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By Dietrich on May 23, 2009
You drive on one side of the road and not on the other – there is a distinction for practical reasons. When discussing the psychological make-up you will use words, definitions. As soon as you define anything there is distinction. Let’s not mix up things. From a point of the all-embracing awareness there may be [...]
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By Dietrich on May 23, 2009
Rejection is one major ingredient that keeps us in trouble. I realize that it is beautiful to NOT reject anything, including thoughts and everything that comes along with them, such as emotions, happy and unhappy ones. I also realize that to avoid rejection means not to fall into the traps that are placed before us [...]
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By Dietrich on May 22, 2009
Which one is more important, which one comes first, Freedom or Love? The very definition of freedom – what the word ‘freedom’ points to in this site – is ‘unconditional awareness.’
‘Unconditional’ means ‘not dependent on any condition.’ Perhaps not everyone likes the idea of an unconditional awareness. If something appears to consist of theoretical ‘BS,’ [...]
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By Dietrich on May 4, 2009
What is the ingredient that supplies us with the sense that life is beautiful? The ingredient is definitely a positive feeling. The question is: what makes us feel good? The answer is not as simple as we may think. It’s not only heaps of money, heaps of sex and heaps of power. There are people [...]
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By Dietrich on May 4, 2009
o which extent will I sacrifice my happiness for the sake of being right?
Perhaps there is the assumption that by being right one gains in satisfaction. Perhaps we feel it is good for our self-image to be right, rather than wrong. However, isn’t it a beautiful feeling when we allow ourselves to be wrong? Why [...]
Posted in Being Right | Tagged happiness freedom |
By Dietrich on May 4, 2009
Not sure to which extent the attitude ‘I am a victim’ will solve problems. The subject ‘animal instinct’ goes beyond the conclusion that all men are bastards. The woman’s sense of emancipation needs to evolve beyond mere rejection of the ‘negative’ in men.
To give an example I wish to quote my mother who told us [...]
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By Dietrich on May 4, 2009
It’s all about happiness, isn’t it? Whatever promises us happiness, we tend to go for. And if we are ’selfless,’ then we still want happiness, just for ‘others’, perhaps, particularly our children, relatives, or for people in need who don’t even know us. The bottom-line is happiness, including physical, emotional, mental and spiritual satisfaction. Improving [...]
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