Friday, April 26th 2013 This morning was a very wonderful morning. My roommates and I got up at 5:00 o’clock for morning sitting. I boiled hot water and we drank our tea in silence. When the bell called us to go to the meditation hall,…

My girlfriend and I came in March 2013 to EIAB, Waldbröl, for a course on appreciative communication. We are both neuroscientists and love to travel and discover the world. But travelling to EIAB is a different kind of journey, which can be much more intense,…

Arrived Arrived, arrived at home, I am at home dwelling in the here and dwelling in the now solid as a mountain, free as a white cloud the door to no birth and no death is open free and unshakable

Last Easter I was at the EIAB. One morning I was sitting in the dining hall. I felt restless, because I was struggling with my thoughts. Why is she looking at me? What am I doing here? Why can’t I concentrate on just eating? And…

Have you ever let your voice run freely to play and express whatever it wants to express? kind of like this: > uaeieeouuuuuheeoowuuiiiaaa < We did. Imagine a whole room full of young people exploring what it really means to have a voice… what did…

Last week, my roommate had the idea to practice Noble Silence for some days. I had recognized that my mind was looking a lot for distraction those days, so I thought it would be a good experience as the silence could help me to calm…

I arrived on a Thursday afternoon. I saw the entrance to the campus, the gate of Interbeing. With mindful steps I followed the path to the new stupa. Every step brought me home to my true self. I have arrived, I am home. Each time…