Be The Beatles
It's time to remake the world the way they did Tijn Touber| July/Aug 2006 issue I recently spent 10 hours watching The Beatles Anthology, a five-DVD portrayal of the “Fab Four.” I saw them as innocent boys performing in a nightclub called The Cavern. I saw them playing for the queen of England Read More...
The bad effects of good conscience
German therapist Bert Hellinger makes the case for knowing your dark side Tijn Touber | July/Aug 2006 issue How can people humiliate, torture or kill each other without feeling guilty? How can members of whole population groups plunder and exterminate one another without remorse? German therapist Read More...
Playing with your emotions
Taking charge of feelings so they don't rule your lifeTijn Touber | March 2006 issueScreams, curses and lamentations… That was what was coming out of Jill's mouth. For 15 solid minutes she made clear to me that no one understood her and that her life was unbearably difficult. She was furious with Read More...
One last thing...
We should stop debating Macro Visscher | March 2006 WHAT’S WRONG WITH DEBATING?Thomas Benedict: “In a debate, reason is misused in order to defeat the other person. Literally. Just look at the origin of the word. De is ‘to the utmost’; bat is ‘beat.’ You see it in words like battle and Read More...
God speaks to everyone all the time
Author of the international bestseller Conversations with God, Neale Donald Walsch reflects upon God's role in our lives and what we can do to make a better world. Tijn Touber | March 2006 issue One dark night back in 1992, Neale Donald Walsch sat down and wrote a letter full of self-pity to God. Read More...
The freeing power of grief
Surrendering to your sorrow heals even the deepest wounds.Sobonfu Somé | March 2006 Read More...
Healthy thinking: Meditation.
A simple practice in meditation. | June 2003 issue In the following meditation, the emphasis is on breathing, but the underlying aim is to achieve a calm, non-judgemental awareness whereby your thoughts, feelings and sensations come and go without getting caught up in them. Sit in a relaxed Read More...
True dharma confessions
Anne Cushman recounts her adventure seeking romance online through the Buddhist singles Web sites Anne Cushman | September 2006 issue The idea comes up as a joke. I’m a journalist and a newly single Buddhist mom. Why don’t I investigate the new online “dharma dating” sites, and write about Read More...
An atlas charts experience
Fantasy and reality meet in The Atlas of Experience, a series of maps that portrays our voyage through life and has become an international success. Tijn Touber | May 2004 issue In a small storefront in the heart of Amsterdam, we spoke with Sebastiaan Rompa and Robert Blauwkuip, cocreators of The Read More...
Life is...being enlightened
Tijn Touber | May 2004 issue Are you living now? Are you living here? Think less, live more. The world is as you see it. What does your world look like? Are your thoughts based on abundance or scarcity? Are you a master or a victim? You are responsible for your own thoughts and feelings. No one Read More...