Musings (a.k.a. blog)

Our times are so unstable that we can’t assume to plan for even a month ahead, sensing no firm ground underneath. The stress that some of us are now experiencing is so all-pervading that it is not even noticed anymore by our conscious minds. How on earth can...

A friend of mine complained recently about a spiritual group she has been involved in for more than a decade. A set of sad circumstances exposed her to what sounded like jealousy, desire for control, even outright cruelty, and above all what I would plainly...

“An intending disciple said to Dhun-Nun the Egyptian*: ‘Above everything in this world I wish to enrol in the Path of Truth.’ Dhun-Nun told him: ‘You can accompany our caravan only if you can first accept two things. One is that you will have to do things...

There are millions of roles we choose from to play in this life, with or without us ever becoming aware that they are just that — roles. We act living this life as a mother, a brother, an artist, a CEO, a cat lover, a victim, a perpetrator, an addict, a ***...

Can you remember what was it that brought you to spirituality in the first place? What were you searching for then, burning to solve, trying to change? How sure were you that, from that moment on, your life will only be getting better? What if when you came,...