Meditative Lifestyle

This section is about integrating Meditation successfully into our fast-paced modern lifestyle. For the most part, all the articles and posts below it discuss traditional mind-training. We also cover the building of energy and virtue. Some of the content addresses the development of meditative skills directly. Learn about the stages of Meditation and prepare your practice properly. In summary, this section is great to support and fuel your daily practice.

This category is relevant for everybody who wishes to learn more about Meditation practice and its foundations. Building the foundation is certainly essential to the whole path. In addition to this we strive to make these articles accessible to those who are just starting out on the path of Meditation and Mindtraining. We keep them simple and hope that they may help you to become ready for the deeper stages of the path. Our lifestyle is essential if we want to dive deeper.

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Quality over Quantity in Meditation Practice

We are creating our reality as we are going along – step by step. It all begins in our own mind. If our mind lacks quality, our steps lack quality. And if our steps are not rooted in quality, they will not lead to a fulfilling life. So today I will discuss the importance of … Read more
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Four Sublime Attitudes to Cultivate

There are four sublime attitudes that we can cultivate at any level in accordance with our skill. In this article I am not going into the various philosophical views that exist about them and I am also not going into any specific details concerning the traditional practices of the numerous Buddhist and Pre-Buddhist lineages. I … Read more
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Skillful Surrender – Finding Peace

“Just surrender”, “just be” – thus they say. We may see it almost everyday online. Posts with inspirational quotes, spiritual stuff, apparently deep and “so true” (if you want to believe the comments below the quotes). While we might use the words “surrender” or “letting go”, we often don’t question it on a deeper level. … Read more
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The Reality of Real Life Spiritual Practice

Let’s get real! Not that I am particularly qualified to go into the subject of ultimate reality or truth. But it’s none the less a wonderful topic worth exploring. So let’s lightheartedly reflect on “real life” today. It’s one of the questions that I am confronted with at almost every single retreat here in Phuket. … Read more
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Fabricating Worlds – The Power of Thought

Thoughts are incredibly powerful. They are at the root of all human happiness and misery in this world. Most people are completely unaware of their thoughts. Perceiving themselves as the thinker they are lost within fabricating endless scenarios in their heads all day and night. Some people are aware of their brain-movies but have a … Read more
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Overcoming Fear with Kindness and Wisdom

Overcoming fear sometimes seems to be an impossible task. The emotion of fear and its army of related mental states is a deeply rooted – and very powerful – experience to get lost in. Sometimes I would refer to fear as the “king of shadows”, truly a formidable opponent! It can be very sneaky and … Read more
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Certainty and Uncertainty

Today I am here to reflect on a topic that’s particularly powerful when it comes to the fabrication of of fear, worry and anxiety. The assumption that there’s a controlling me that can somehow make the future certain gives rise to many sleepless nights. This belief is often coupled with the idea that this sense … Read more
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Presence in the Face of Death

All of us share the same direction in life. Ultimately all of us who are reading these words will pass on. When death comes into our life and takes away someone we love dearly or threatens to stop our own heart from beating we are often left feeling helpless, fearful and even terrified. It is … Read more
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How to Deal with Worrying

Sometimes our mind will play through negative and terrifying scenarios and we get paralyzed by worrying, catastrophizing and fear. It is a fact that these states are not helpful when it comes to moving on and finding creative solutions. The function of worry and anxiety is to keep itself alive and give us an unhealthy … Read more
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The Dharana 21 Day Challenge

In this article I am going to introduce you to our famous “Dharana 21 Day Challenge” and show you how to properly do it yourself. It’s very easy! This brilliant system helps you to grow in all areas of life by providing necessary structure and favorable circumstances. Doing this you will easily reach your goals! … Read more

Enjoy the Meditative Lifestyle

Take your time reading through this extensive list of articles. There’s no rush if you want to build your Meditation practice with quality in mind. We recommend going one by one, as a daily dose of inspiration to guide you into a meditative lifestyle. It’s better to take your time and ask questions (you can always contact us if you like). We are always happy to help out. Therefore we suggest making use of our comment section that’s below each article.

The Structure of our Meditation Blog

We think that there’s a clear downside to filling the head with too much information. A great benefit of the meditative lifestyle is to slow down. This allows us to put quality before quantity and balances the aspects of information intake and digestion. We are listing all the articles on here and you can either slowly click through them or use the search feature right here to help you find the right kind of information that you are looking for.