Things are not made of parts, it is mind who fabricates things and parts. How does this matter for Self? Self cannot be a collection of khandas and be inherently real. Who gathers this collection if not the mind? And what is a khanda but a mind-made collection of mind-made parts or events? Mind decides:… Continue reading Thoughts on the thingness of things
Emptiness or dependent arising: a reflection based on Seeing that Frees
A personal reflection on the notions of emptiness and dependent arising, stemming from Rob Burbea’s Seeing that Frees.
How meditation clicked for me
I spent the winter of 2023-2024 in the Rains Retreat in Plum Village (France). I had started meditating ten years ago, and routinely four years ago, and yet during this retreat I found myself completely lost with regards to meditation. I was at a point where I was wondering what was the point of it,… Continue reading How meditation clicked for me
I cannot escape being a human, and it’s breathtakingly beautiful
I cannot escape being a human. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful. The pain. The longing. The search. The doubt. The love, all the love. The tears. The judgement when there are no tears. The joy. The longing for joy. The dancing when my body just moves on its own. The dancing when my mind goes nuts… Continue reading I cannot escape being a human, and it’s breathtakingly beautiful
Psilocybin and Rob Burbea
A constant unfolding of experience, where what unfolds is closely tied to how I observe. I can see how my beliefs give rise to one experience or another. There is no neutral perception of an experience, because perception itself is fabricating the experience. There is no posibility to “just observe”. “Just observing” is a specific… Continue reading Psilocybin and Rob Burbea
Buddhism, investigation and dogma
Buddhism claims that we should “know things by ourselves” and not rely on dogma. However, I believe we can easily fool ourselves into thinking that we are seriously investigating reality, while we are just adapting to and adopting the views of others.
Hello, world! Intentions
This is my first post, and it briefly explains my intention behind opening this webpage.