The three Brothers / Die drei Brüder / Os três Irmãos / Los tres Hermanos

Three brothers, travelling along a lonely, winding road at twilight reached a deep treacherous river where anyone who attempted to swim or wade would drown. Learned in the magical arts, the brothers conjured a bridge with their wands and proceed to cross. Halfway though the bridge, a hooded figure stood before them. The figure was the ...

Silence / Schweigen / Silêncio / Silencio / Mauna

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In Hindu philosophy, Mauna means silence, taciturnity, silence of the mind, inner quietude, Samadhi and the Absolute Reality. The Hindu texts insist upon proper understanding of silence by experiencing it through control of speech and practice. the Dictionary gives the meaning of the word, Silence, as absence of sound; abstention from sounding, speech, mention, or communication; a time of such ...

Understand Silence / Verstehe die Stille / Compreenda o Silêncio / Entender el Silencio

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Recording artist whisperer and all-around wizened sage Rick Rubin contemplates life and art on the stunning cliffs outside his Malibu residence. Rick Rubin ruminates on living in harmony with nature, the importance of recreating its perfection in art, and the transcendental power of sound before leading us into a guided meditation, a practice he has followed ...

The idea of a Self does not Exist / Die Idee eines Selbst existiert Nicht / A ides de um Mesmo não Existe / La idea de un Yo no Existe

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The Ego or Self is nothing but a construct of the mind, to give you a sense of a unity, of a Self, of being different from others, something that makes you feel separate from others. It does not even exist, it is an idea, a concept, a label in which you believe. The most you ...

Higher Self / Höheres Selbst / Eu Maior / Yo Mas Grande

Quem não quer ser feliz? Vivemos em uma era em que o autoconhecimento começa a fazer parte do cotidiano das pessoas. Nessa era de despertar, as pessoas começam a enfrentar seus medos, seus fantasmas, seus demônios, questionam todas as suas dúvidas e suas escolhas. Isso é conhecer-se. Embora não seja sempre uma trajetória prazerosa, a trajetória do ...

Walk On / Geh Weiter / Caminhe / Camina

Kundalini is a Sanscrit term from ancient India that identifies the energy and Consciousness which has been at the base of the spine since birth, and is the source of the life force that everybody knows. The awakening involves various physical, psychological and spiritual experiences. Kundalini may ravel and arise from the base of the spine due ...

The end of Suffering / Das Ende des Leidens / O fim do Sofrimento / El final del Sufrimiento

Buddhism speaks of Nirvana, which is the cessation of suffering. Nirvana means the cessation, the extinction, of all suffering. But our suffering comes from our wrong perceptions. And that is why the practice of meditation, the practice of looking deeply, has the purpose of removing wrong perceptions from us. If we are able to remove our wrong ...

The absence of the Ego / Die Abwesenheit des Egos / A ausência do Ego / La ausencia del Ego

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The key to an advanced state of Consciousness is the Ego – or rather, the absence of the Ego. Our sense of time passing is a function of the Ego. Young babies have no sense of Ego, and therefore no sense of time passing. Young children only have a weak Ego structure and so only have a ...

Simply be Aware / Sei einfach Bewusst / Apenas esteja Atento / Sólo esté Atento

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Every present moment is the happiest moment. You only have to realize it. Happiness is already at your door, you just have to open the door and our heart to let it enter. It is already within you. The simplest and easiest way to feel the happiness within you, and make yourself instantly calm and happy ...

What really Matters / Was wirklich Zählt / O que realmente Importa / Lo que realmente Importa

When you realize that what is important is already here and not in the next moment, what really matters, that means you have already shifted to a different state of Consciousness. It is very simple - just that realization. But, it is so deeply ingrained, the illusion, the belief, the unconscious assumption that the next moment matters ...

How Love Works / Wie Liebe Funktioniert / Como o Amor Funciona / Cómo funciona el Amor

The same chemical process that takes place with addiction takes place when you fall in Love. Addiction is a facet of Love. Not all Love is addiction, but all addiction stems from Love. Love is a chemical state of mind that is part of your genes and influenced by your childhood upbringing You are looking to find your soulmate; ...

Falling in Love / Sich Verlieben / Apaixone-Se / Enamorarse

Falling in Love is like falling into something that has no floor. It is great and exhilarating and a bit scary, but mostly great, and when you feel it, you should allow yourself to enjoy it. You bounce between exhilaration, euphoria, increased energy, trembling, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, a racing heart and accelerated breathing, as well ...

Optimism loves the Future / Optimismus liebt die Zukunft / Otimismo ama o Futuro / Optimismo ama el Futuro

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The enemy of change loves the past and fears the future. You must fear the past and love the future. Love the unknown, believe in its wonder, and fill your heart with the possibilities for the future. Change is the law of life, change is your natural state of being and if you only look to ...

Experience is the source of Love / Erfahrung ist die Quelle der Liebe / Experiância é a fonte do Amor / Experiencia es la fuente del Amor

The one thing that seems secure is a truth that is hard to hear in the context of a dominator culture with an obsession with the material World. And that truth is that nothing lasts. Nothing lasts. You know, your enemies will fade. Your friends will fade. Your fortune, your poverty, your disappointments, your dreams - ...

Everything is a Simulation / Alles ist eine Simulation / Tudo é uma Simulaçao / Todo es una Simulacion

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God, or at least the universe, might be the ultimate large-scale computer. From this perspective, Computation seems almost a theological process. After stripping away all externalities, all material manifestations, what remains is the purest state of existence: Here or not here, am or not am, yes or no, the fundamental state of 1 or 0. In the Old ...

Wonder is the beginning of the Philosophy / Wunder ist der Beginn der Philosophie / A maravilha é o inicio da filosofia / La maravila es el comienzo de la Filosofia

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It has become extremely plausible that this trip between the maternity ward and the crematorium is what there is to life. But, when you consider this attitude, you know, what is the poetic counterpart of it …Man is a little germ, that lives on an unimportant rock ball, that revolves about an insignificant star on ...

What Exist / Was existiert / O que Existe / Que Existe

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Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence or reality in general, as well as of the basic categories of being and their relations. Recognized as a part the of philosophy known as metaphysics, Ontology deals with questions concerning what exist or can be said to exist. Materialism holds that the only things that exist ...

The last freedom of humanity is Attitude / Die letzte Freiheit der Menschheit ist Ihre Einstellung / Á ultima liberdade da humanidade é a Atitude / Laúltima libertad de la humanidad es la Actidud

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The impact of Attitude on your life is more important than education, money, circumstances, failures and successes. Neither your appearance, gifts or skills have an impact on your lives as much as your Attitude. Your Attitude unlike other facts of your life is something you can control and if necessary change each and every day of ...

Transformation of Duality / Umwandlung der Dualität / Transformação da Dualidade / Transformación de la Dualidad

Every Human being was invited to re-vision; Those who could not hear their heart chose systems of predation, While symbiotic souls found their way to co-creation. Predation pulled the mind; Symbiosis pulled the heart: Predation favoured power; Symbiosis favoured art. And thus the worlds began to split as Humans made their choice: To hear the voice of fear ...

Ending of Self / Ende des Selbst / Fim de Si Mesmo / Fin del Yo

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Man has throughout the ages been seeking something beyond himself, beyond material welfare. Something we call truth or God or reality, a timeless state - something that can not be disturbed by circumstances, by thought or by Human corruption. Man has always asked the question: What is it all about? Has life any meaning at all? He sees ...