Die Zeit
Yesterday I open a long ignored issue of the really excellent and under-appreciated (by me) German weekly newspaper Die Zeit and one sentence in the centre of the page jumps right into my eye.
…the orientation of character towards rationality hampers spiritual experiences.
The nice thing about recognising a true answer to a question one is having is the fact, that afterwards you realise that you actually knew it yourself beforehand and it just could not be articulated. Then your destiny prints it in a newspaper for all to see.
Did you undergo some awakening during your trip that you haven’t shared with us yet?
During my mother’s recent visit I had her bring over about a dozen Buddhist texts that had been packed in boxes in our garage attic. I’m also reorienting a bit toward internal inquiry after a 5 year break.
That’s the funny part, it happened about a year ago but I only realised it now…