Anyone genuinely “enlightened” (and that’s a paradox, because there is “no-one” there), understands from experience that goal setting and chasing is impossible. No one living into the “natural state” can put goals and self-whip or self-carrot feed, until these are...

When I used to run Enlightenment Intensives, I had had quite a few people who contacted me, after having several peak experiences. Peak experiences can be of various kinds and can give different impressions to one’s psyche, depending on their personality and...

Gnosis and the Royal Secret   In the western esoteric tradition, there is this notion of a secret transmitted to a selected few who are worthy to get it. This secret is supposed to give one great power and make one “a Priest and a King”. As with every tradition,...

Take off your clothes   Guru’s Shakti is a rare blessing. It is a constant transmission of Divinity. It radiates, reaching in the world but is not of this world. It can heal broken hearts and calm the storms of the wavy minds. It even alters brain function and...

Happiness Can Never Be Found   No matter where you look for it or how desperately you want it, it cannot be found. You feel it and then it slips from your hand, like a fish, and then you have to chase it again and again. By chasing happiness or contentment in...

Meditation Is Boring   If you have tried to meditate and you are honest with yourself, there must have been at least one time in your life that you have thought that. I remember myself years ago, in the living room of a yoga teacher, trying to meditate, with a...

The Void is Pregnant   The search Nowadays, there is constantly more attention by people to the nature of our Being. Perhaps this indicates some sort of evolution, as more and more people are getting unstuck from traditional ways of viewing “god”, evolving to...

You need to die before you die   Different approaches, one goal This is a catchy phrase isn’t it? Perhaps you have heard it before. It has been used in various spiritual traditions, signifying a goal inside the spiritual journey. This phrase has been used in Zen,...

What is a Guru?   Today we hear the word, being attributed to people, that have a great expertise in one area. Like “he’s the guru of sales” or the “guru of nutrition” or the “guru of women’s orgasm” to name a few. People who are “spiritual” usually use the term...

Enlightenment, embodiment and Constantin Stanislavski   I have been involved with acting, for some time, in my life. I was planning to be a professional actor, but lady fate was kind enough with me, so I failed a couple of auditions for acting schools. This gave...

Self-Inquiry – The Fastest Way to Enlightenment   The father of Self-Inquiry Heraclitus is by far my most favourite philosopher. None that I know of, has made the following connection about him. I have the privilege to be born in the country where Philosophy was...

What does my massage therapist, the spiritual community of a famous guru and Carl Jung have in common?   Intro Well… The short answer is that they all got it wrong! Many people I talk with have this very specific notion. Last week, I was participating in an...

Full Circle Non-duality   Now and then I participate in conversations about Enlightenment and non-duality, most of the time because people ask me about these things, either in my private practice or the group workshops I run. A while ago, I was present in a...

The Evolutionary Force: A means to develop beyond post-modernism   Rewire your mind, rewire your body and achieve your Soul’s purpose, by tuning into the Evolutionary Force. Many people come to me (my private practice) nowadays, not knowing what to do in their...