How to deal with the anger one feels towards an enemy?

How to deal with the anger one feels towards an enemy?

That morning, Theo was very agitated. He had hardly sat down, facing his friend, that he started exposing his problem: – I have been developing intense anger all these years, due to a neighbour who had harmed my family and me. Hence I hate him and I can’t help...
Dreading Death

Dreading Death

Theo. – How is it that you have never been afraid of death? The Elder – I don’t know. It was just the way I felt. Theo. – You must have thought about it, though? The Elder – For me, death is a fact, just like the fact that God exists. I believe it. It is by no...
Childhood, part 2

Childhood, part 2

Theo. – Last time, when you spoke about your spiritual quest, didn’t you tell me that you had met Shri Ram Chandra? Were you in quest of an Indian Master? The Elder – No! I was in search of God, inwardly, concretely, through my own experience. Theo....
Childhood, part 1

Childhood, part 1

Theo. – What can we do to help a child spiritually? The Elder. – First of all, we must be aware that we are welcoming a soul and recognize it as a heart-to-heart communication, as a soul whose destiny has to be respected, without interfering, and just accompany it on...
Old age and its benefits, detachment and union with God

Old age and its benefits, detachment and union with God

The coolness of his room is where Theophile the Elder welcomed Abel in order to evoke the memories they share. Abel – And I could not find it! Today I understood we shouldn’t look for anything but just surrender to God in a natural way. The Elder – So, have you...
A mystical prayer with Abel

A mystical prayer with Abel

As usual, Theophile came to spend a moment with his friend Abel,at the end of the afternoon, at a time when the heat is less intense. Theophile the Elder (teasingly): – From our previous discussions I gathered that age had you turn more and more towards mysticism. You...
Ageing, detachment and Love

Ageing, detachment and Love

The Elder – Good Morning! Abel. So, just like Teresa, you are now eighty years old. In India, you would belong to the one thousand moons group, those who have seen one thousand full moon nights pass. That moment is said to be the moment when all the cosmic doors will...
The Flow, part 4, the optimal experience, the optimal being

The Flow, part 4, the optimal experience, the optimal being

Theo. – Could we return to the flow experience and take this approach further? I feel it allows access to one of the most spiritual states of being and, above all, to a way of life perfectly balanced between the material and the spiritual. The Buddhists think it...
Death and meditation

Death and meditation

Content Death and meditation, part 1, dying to oneself Death and meditation, part 2, NDE revelations Death and meditation, part 3, consciousness: heart or brain? Death and meditation, part 1, dying to oneself – Some people say that with meditation, “we die before...