Author Archive | Geli

I have very much felt at home within this sangha and I know that many of the insights I had, came so easily because I could open up so widely. I want to thank all of you very, very much! Read More

After I listened for the second time to todays exercise on compassion, the following finally sunk in here with me. When I notice in direct experience internal fear, anger, envy, delusion, hatred, desire, greed, or doubt – I perceive and Read More

The love we’re contemplating is recognition of a connection that’s actually deeper than emotion. The phrase is really the bottom line, because it’s the expression of our intention to connect, to include rather than exclude, to pay attention in a Read More

Please let the Metta (lovingkindness) carry you to this connected feeling with everything, please let Vipassana (insight meditation) carry you to this wisdom of not being anything in particular. Guy Amstrong Practising mindfulness is the tool to experience directly that Read More

The circle; It the beginning of the exercise I saw a round grassfield with many empty chairs arranged in a circle. The scenery reminded me of stone circles in Great Britain. In the middle of the circle I was standing. Read More

On my daily walks in the forest with our dog Mery, I often sing out a beautiful English Metta Chant created by Heather Martin. May I abide in Lovingkindness, may I be well, may I be peaceful and at ease, Read More

Following Sharon Salzberg´s instructions in todays meditation came along with a quite astonishing experience over here with me. Starting with the memory of something good I had done, brought instantly a broad smile on my face, together with a feeling Read More

The longer I have been training & practising mindfulness (friendly, focused attention) the easier becomes “seeing things clearly.” Amazingly enough there seem to be limitless possibilities for all sort of insights and fresh discoveries. Practising mindfulness together with as many Read More

How does anger feel like in the body? I experience it as an energetic state – similar to – simultaneously accelerating and stepping on the brake. It feels like the upper part of the body is swelling like a balloon. Read More

The strongest sensation during todays meditation had been pain. When I noticed it, I also noticed an immediate arising of resistance against that pain. Then I noticed an arising of resistance against the resistance, together with the pain. Resistance is Read More