Buddhism in daily life - Mindfulness in every day tasks

If we look at a group of children, the first thing we notice is that there is a cackling and clucking going on, there is laughter, joking, the joy is literally tangible. The children are constantly laughing, smiling their way through the day, if the mood darkens then only briefly, after a few minutes the good mood is back. Children are the epitome of good humor, it's just fun to watch them. A grou...

Appearance changes with every meal, your body knows exactly what you have eaten. Every action has its effect on the appearance, we are the creators of our appearance, only we determine how we appear, how we are perceived, no one else. We know very well that we will not gain weight if we eat only salad, we know that sport is healthy, the harmful effects of alcohol, nicotine and drugs are already cl...

Like most meditations, insight meditation is practiced sitting on a cushion, legs crossed, upper body relaxed and erect. If you don't want (or like) to hold the "cross-legged" position, you can also sit on a chair without leaning, resting your legs on the floor. Close your eyes, keep your head minimally lowered forward. Use my app for this meditation to time it (Android or Apple). Insight meditati...

The life of every person is characterized especially by turning points, by the moments that shape the destiny, that determine the further future. If you think about the matter carefully then some such turning points come to your mind, such as the birth of your children, meeting your partner, big family celebrations, or the many but smaller things that have brought your life in a certain direction....

No matter where we go, no matter what place we hide in, what we run away from, our memories are on top of the suitcase, can't just be left behind. Constantly the mind palace plays the same memories over and over again, mixed with self-doubt, if only I had, why did I, could I turn back time. But you can't. All the incidents, the little stories, the souvenirs of emotions become a burden for many peo...

Suffering and pain are not the same thing, for example, we can suffer without being in physical pain. Pain is a complex sensory sensation sent to the brain mainly by signals from the nerves. Suffering, on the other hand, refers to everything that burdens a person physically and mentally. These are primarily unfulfilled expectations or needs, loss and separation, constraints, old age, illness and d...

We humans are disoriented, confused, without direction in this day and age. Precisely for this reason, the ability to perceive is also severely damaged, because we need it even faster, even harder, even more perverse. Video with sound has replaced the written word, because reading takes far too long, no one thinks they have the time to read. Having at least a thousand TV channels is normal, countl...

Forgiveness Can you forgive? Those who understand that human beings are not perfect can forgive. When another person misbehaves, we are offended, we have to consider whether we can and want to forgive the person at all. Words and deeds can hurt a lot. But what is even more difficult is to forgive ourselves for our own mistakes, because our ego constantly plagues us with reproaches. Can you forgive...

And the Lord spoke to Abraham I find it interesting that all monotheistic religions come from the same area. Polytheism underpins little, Genesis shows stories. Fact or fiction, real or not, who wrote what and when? And the Lord spoke to Moses; today there are 5 books of Moses. On close examination, it was certainly very crowded on the ark, the Flood hypothetically lasted for centuries. The father...

Find my place in the world Have you found your place in the world yet? Who are you? To find the right place in life you must first find an answer to the most fundamental question of all. Who are you? Close your eyes. What do you see today? Now imagine yourself 10 years from today, what do you "see"? And 20 years from today, what do you see for yourself? Where might your place be? What do you "see"...

I do not like any more I don't like anymore, this (or so similar) sentences can be heard almost everywhere. The heavy burden of hysteria 2020 lies like lead on the minds, suicides have become much more frequent. Like cornered animals, man also falls into agony when he/she considers that the matter seems hopeless. But it is by no means without prospect, never should "we" give up, again and again do...

Feelings of guilt Yes, the feelings of guilt, they plague us a lot! Who doesn't know that queasy feeling? Has "one" once again screwed something up, done something wrong? Did you behave badly, maybe you made a fool of yourself? Usually the guilty feeling follows a wrong reaction, a lie or a bad deed. Some of us also blush, sweat, or have nervous reactions. A feeling of guilt is to be distinguished...

Horse, bamboo and wind Do you sometimes wonder what your body should be like? Ideally, the human body should be strong like a horse, flexible like bamboo, and fast like the wind! Why do you think I am writing this here like this? My whole life has always been about disciplined training, I practice Yoga, Kung Fu, Qi Gong, strength exercises and speed training, meditation and breathing techniques ev...

Great things come .... Great things usually come about very slowly, they develop over a period of time, they don't "just appear". Good things take time, as the saying has gone for centuries. And even in our youth, we heard from our mothers that we should "go slowly" and proceed thoroughly. When great things come into being, time goes like the waves, slowly events land on the beach of life. When we...

Chan Buddhist Wisdoms A wise monk once proclaimed the following before his disciples: Buddha encompasses all suffering, but all suffering is Buddha. His disciples asked him, "Master, how is it that all suffering is Buddha? The master replied, "He held the suffering of all living beings". A discussion arose, a disciple asked, "Master, the Buddha's teaching is about overcoming suffering, then how ca...

Which "now" would you prefer? We often hear that we should live in the NOW and in the TODAY. But when we hear the complaints of our fellow human beings, most of them do not like the NOW and the TODAY at all, one gets the impression that almost all of them would like to have another "now". Life is becoming more and more complicated, keeping track of events seems very difficult. The earth races with...

The equanimity of the Buddhists It is the story of the Buddha's discourse on equanimity, which is a central concept of his philosophy. By equanimity one should understand to show the same "courage" in every situation of life, however, equanimity is seen today as an inner attitude of calmness, which is free of nervousness or stress, with which even difficult situations are mastered in a level-heade...

Better understand Buddhism Understanding Buddhism from a Western perspective seems very difficult. The great teacher has been dead for a very long time, and subsequent generations have changed his philosophy, sometimes significantly. For many people in the West, Buddhism today is a religion, others see it as a spiritual practice, a worldview. Both views have in common that in essence a healthy lif...

Down on your luck? You feel downright pursued by bad luck, you have "the world" against you, everything is quite terrible? Right now many people have the feeling to be stuck deep in the "shit", never to get out of it. Of course, the circumstances at the moment have a great influence on the psyche, but you can only improve your life yourself, who else should do it for you? No whining and no complai...

On Monday I die I'm going to die on Monday, that's a tough statement! There are few central wisdoms concerning our stay on this planet, one of them is to live as if I would die on Monday. After all, if I knew I was going to die on Monday, then various things would simply not be important to me today. Then I would not need any planning beyond today, would do everything to enjoy today, would certain...

Facing fear with a smile Fears sit deep and firmly rooted in every person, who says that he has no fears, is kissed by life. No matter what the fears are, whether of the future, or of monsters, of the tax office, or of illness, we must learn to deal with the fears. One way to reduce fears is to "make fun" of your own fears, to take a calmer attitude towards these bad feelings. Smiling to face the...

Nirvana is within us I am often asked about Nirvana, how "one" could reach it, what to do to get there? My answer, that Nirvana is already in us, in ourselves, that disturbs people, more than it helps you, the concept of "Nirvana" unsettles people. Whoever lives in the now and in the present, wants nothing and wants nothing, is happy without a wish, so to speak, rests in his mere existence, trusts...

Am I a Buddhist? People's lives are terrible. From the moment life begins, it can also end. The ways of a possible death are infinite, from "falling out of bed and breaking the neck" to "falling asleep peacefully in old age", everything is there. We know that it can be "over" any moment, we know about the finiteness of being, nevertheless only the fewest are ready to really think about the connect...

Have you ever passed a beggar who asked you for money, standing a can in front of him, asking for a teuro with a suffering face? Surely your feeling was "with" the suffering fellow, probably you opened your heart, connected your mind with that of the other person, at least for a short moment. The teaching of Buddhism is about liberation from suffering, about the absence of all causes of suffering....

Does the match light the flame, or does the flame light the match? Who came first, the hen or the egg? Where does the energy that is in us come from? Questions upon questions! I maintain that we can control energies, especially those within us. We can also move energies within us, control them, direct them to every corner of our body. This is especially noticeable in yoga exercises, in Qi Gong and...