Equality is inherent to all experience – whatever its nature. The very measurements of more or less; better or worse; superior or inferior depend on this a-priori equality. Out of equality all forms can emerge in the proportions needed in…
Equality is inherent to all experience – whatever its nature. The very measurements of more or less; better or worse; superior or inferior depend on this a-priori equality. Out of equality all forms can emerge in the proportions needed in…
Absolution: Devastation, Vindictiveness Alone: Isolation, Banishment Appreciation: Neglect, Waste Authenticity: Pretence, Delusion Authority: Conformity, Rebellion Awareness: Vibration, Silence Awe: Humiliation, Adoration Balance: Tension, Attention Beauty: Like, Dislike Being: Before, Behind Belonging: Acceptance, Rejection Bliss: Pleasure, Pain Body: Head, Heart Care:…
Nondual Therapy can be used as a way to support people in dealing with fear, conflicts, and stress in all forms, including mental disorders. The insight behind this is that the existential, healing qualities of true nature, such as peace,…
The partner of illegitimacy is injustice. Esteem has no opposite. In Esteem, injustice and illegitimacy are one. “I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” Hafiz Everything we…
“The partner of rejection is acceptance. Belonging has no opposite. In belonging, acceptance and rejection are one.” Rejection The pain of rejection can be so intense that we build fences of protection around ourselves to avoid feeling it. Rejection is…
A few months ago, a friend asked me for some advice about his father, who was suffering from depression. After finding out that his father spent most of his time indoors, watching television, I told my friend about ecotherapy, which…
“I don’t want to be here.” “I don’t belong here.” “Nobody cares.” “I have to do it alone.” “Someone wants to kill me.” “I’m not OK.” This is not the voice of the newly arrived refugee: it is the undercurrent of our own minds –…
“They fuck us up, our Mum and Dad, they don’t mean to, but they do.” ~ Philip Larkin Research showing epigenetic evidence of the transition of trauma through generations, from parent to child, is getting a lot of attention. It can…
Science has shown that meditation offers the chance to form new neural pathways that rise beyond the addictive twin trap of acceptance V rejection, condemnation V redemption, or self V other. In this, the suffering of rejection is immensely relieved,…
Formed by Trauma: The Power of the Repeated Message Georgi Y. Johnson and Bart ten Berge Sam, a seven year-old child is playing with his five brothers and sisters in the garden while his mother prepares food in the kitchen.…