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Apra’s German Grandparents in Vrindavan - 28 Oct 16With everything that has been going on in the past days, it is obviously a little difficult to find time in between to write openly and freely for my daily blog. However, I want to keep you updated, so that y... Read More

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Distributing Workbooks
It is Saturday, the weekend has started and for our school children it is another half day of school before they have the Sunday off tomorrow. On Saturdays, they have less hours of classes and the whole school usually meets for some activity time. They recite poems... Read More

Tags: Charity , School

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Fear
Sometimes it is strange for me to see how much fear people are living in. Sometimes it is financial fears. If it is not that, they fear an accident could happen to someone in their family or one of their friends could suddenly get ill. If it is not that, they fear ... Read More

Tags: Fear , Psychology , Help

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Shirodhara
A whole lot is going on, as always, and we are busy but at the same time we notice how the weather is getting cooler and more and more pleasant each day! This means we have reached the main season of travelling in India and people are getting ready to enjoy their t... Read More

Tags: Ayurveda , Stress , Depression

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Peaceful Conversation
I have always been a believer in open communication. I believe in tolerance and freedom of speech. It may sound esoteric to you but I believe in love. Oh yes, that is a part which has stuck with me from my ‘more spiritual times’, if you want to call it ... Read More

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atheist meeting vrindavan
So yesterday was my 45th birthday and definitely a day I won’t forget. Not for my change of age however but for the events of this day. As I already mentioned, we had planned an atheist meeting on 14th October. A similar meeting in the last year brought to... Read More

Tags: Religion , Violence , Atheism

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Words of Wisdom

  • Scriptures

    Why are holy religious scriptures full of violence and blood?

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  • Hope

    We need hope to go on living in bad situations and there is always reason to hope. But don’t create illusions - disappointment will be even worse! Giving someone wrong hope can shatter their dreams very suddenly.

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  • Religion

    Criminals and people who do wrong live in fear of the consequences of their actions. Religion gives them a good way to find forgiveness. You only need to go to the temple regularly, tell a priest about what you have on your mind, pay some money, say some prayers and you are forgiven. Then you can go out to do the next crime.

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  • Scriptures

    The scriptures of any religion, culture or country can be written by very intelligent people of old times and we can see them as great literature but they should not be taught to children as ideals of how to behave though. They are fiction and many of them are full of blood and violence, creating an illusion for children that this behavior could be religious and good.

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  • Happiness

    If you always only think of the happiness of others, you forget your own happiness. When you have established your own happiness with what you do and with who you are, when you accept your heart, your personality and your own life, then you can help others to find their happiness.

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  • Smoking

    You can stop smoking right now; it is only your willpower, only your wish and only your decision. Promise yourself not to touch any cigarette in your life anymore even if you die because of it. I can guarantee that you will not die without smoking.

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  • God

    A prayer is a way of getting closer to God. So it is good to pray, but it should be out of love, not because you have to pray. Pray with your heart.

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  • Change

    If someone opens your eyes about a bad habit, an injustice from your side or a simple mistake, be happy about it! Be ready to change yourself for the better!

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  • Negativity

    If you seek holes in everything and want to see the negative side, you will be affected more and more by negativity.

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  • Identity

    Enjoy your uniqueness, enjoy being you!

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  • Devotion

    It is the path of devotion and love when you can say to your God ‘Wherever I am, whoever I am, I am yours.’ Then you have surrendered yourself and offered yourself to God. For this you need closeness.

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  • Closeness

    The base for strengthening an emotional connection is physical closeness. For any close emotional relation you need to be close physically.

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  • Honesty

    Be honest, even if you know the other one won't be happy about your answer!

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  • Happiness

    Do what you feel is right. That will make you happy.

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  • God

    If I am god, you are god and we all are god, whom are you preaching to?

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  • Relationship

    Many times relationships fail because there is no physical closeness. A relationship doesn’t work over phone or over internet. A lot of people try but our human nature is that you need someone close to you for a real connection.

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  • Religion

    Religion started as a tool to explain the inexplicable.

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  • Closeness

    You invite others to celebrate because you want to share your happiness. It makes you happy when others celebrate your happiness together with you. If you are happy but alone, you cannot really enjoy it. When you are sad, too, and someone is there with whom you can share it, your sadness is reduced. You need closeness so that you have somebody to share your happiness and sadness.

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  • Children

    Every child is same and when you have this wish to give love to children, you should share your love with every child, no matter if it is yours or the child of someone else.

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  • Ego

    Sometimes ego and anger can bring a darkness to your heart with which you do not even care about the happiness of your children although you love them. This love is not pure but driven by ego.

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