by Marnix Pauwels | apr 23, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Love, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
In order to suffer less, if you ask me, the miracle of awakening has to happen. Not the power of the intellect. Not the accumulation of facts and second-hand knowledge. Cognitive activity is simply deeply incapable of producing or grasping the space that is beyond and...
by Marnix Pauwels | apr 23, 2022 | Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
Let’s suppose you want something. A thing. And let’s suppose there’s somebody else who wants it too. What happens if the other person gets it, and you don’t? Well, that depends. Maybe you’re jealous. Maybe you’re disappointed. Maybe you’re happy for them. Maybe you...
by Marnix Pauwels | apr 23, 2022 | Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
Sit still. Sit absolutely still. Do nothing. Noting at all. What happens? Does it work? Can you stop your heart from beating, can you quiet the mind, completely, and can you refrain from having bodily sensations? You are doing nothing. Now there’s an itch. You try to...
by Marnix Pauwels | apr 22, 2022 | Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Spirituality, Typically Me
Hello! Here’s another insight. And so another attempt at trying to describe a piece of valuable inner wisdom that is absolutely personal, and covered in feeling. And subjective. But let me try. ‘You are always exactly where you are.’ Always. Five minutes ago, and a...
by Marnix Pauwels | apr 22, 2022 | Anxiety, Awakening, Coaching, English, Insights, Parenting, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Relationships, Spirituality, Typically Me
I always say that I don’t do tips, but I’ll share one anyway. This is an insight I had this morning that landed deeper than ever before (like really good ones do), and though I know that they are very personal, this one feels quite universal. So… ‘If you meet with a...
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