Everyone is looking for cheap solutions to their problems—quick fixes, shortcuts, or divine intervention.
Sometimes they seem to work, but only for a short time.
The reason is simple: most people expect a solution to come from somewhere else—another person, a technique, or a spiritual force—without deeply engaging themselves.
But real change doesn’t happen that way.
What’s needed is a radical shift:
Stop expecting the answer to come from outside, and begin turning inward.
Because the solution is already within you—hidden at your deepest core.
You were born with it. But it stays out of reach until you choose, with your own will, to reconnect.
That’s why the first section is called “Concerning Oneself.”
Because that’s where the journey begins.
Reflections
There’s a deep ache in humanity—a loss of connection with Spirit, with each other, and with the Earth.
What follows are written texts meant to help us see clearly, remember what we’ve forgotten, and restore those broken connections.
They are organized into three areas of reflection:
• Concerning Oneself
• Concerning Our Relationship with Others
• Concerning Our Relationship with the Natural World
Each article quietly offers insight and remembrance.
When relevant, we’ll link to related writings from other sources for those who want to go deeper.
These writings are not used during retreats.
Why? Because retreats are meant to be direct and free from too much mental noise.
However, because we’ve all been shaped by school systems and cultural thinking—especially the analytical, masculine mind—reading these articles can be helpful.
They’re especially useful for those who rely more on thinking than on inner knowing or direct experience.
At first, the mind may try to understand everything using its usual patterns. That’s okay. But the nature of the material is such that, if read with sincerity, it slowly leads the reader beyond the mind.
Even while using mental discernment at first, something deeper begins to awaken.
Gradually, intuition becomes clearer, and the inner core begins to light up the mind from within.
The goal is not to feed the mind with more ideas, but to bring it to stillness—so that real understanding can arise from silence, not thought
These reflections explore areas that are often ignored or misunderstood.
So if possible, read them all before coming to a retreat.
If you don’t have the chance, you’ll be encouraged to read them during the first few days of your stay. Printed copies will be available.
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Concerning Oneself
These writings focus on turning inward—to rediscover what’s hidden inside.
• Spiritual & Metaphysical
Insights into the unseen dimensions of truth, being, and transformation—as well as what blocks us from experiencing them.
• Energetic
Explorations of subtle, etheric, and astral energies—both lower and higher forms.
• Physical
Body awareness, natural rhythms, and practices that support health.
This includes reconnecting with the four elements (earth, water, fire, air) and living nourishment through plant-based support—which is karma-free.
This means you’re no longer carrying the burden of killing animals for food.
That karma eventually backfires, making the body heavy, lowering vitality, and leading to illness.
By eating in a way that honors life, the body becomes lighter, energy flows more freely, and natural healing becomes possible.
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Concerning Our Relationship with Others
This section is about compassion—not as a feeling, but as a deep presence in how we relate.
• Partner Relationship
Sacred intimacy and emotional resonance between two people.
Exploring how connection and transmutation happen at the heart level.
• Relationship with All Beings
How to be present with others—friends, strangers, even those who challenge us.
Includes the practice of Tonglen (taking in suffering, sending out freedom).
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Concerning Our Relationship with the Natural World
• Animals
How to live peacefully alongside animals—especially in a sanctuary setting.
Understanding their natural behavior, reducing conflict, and facing the harsh reality of animal mistreatment today.
• Plants and the Earth
Articles on regenerating the natural world—especially the original ecosystems.
Includes practical insights on growing plants, working with the soil, and designing with nature.
Also explores the unseen world of elementals and subtle intelligences—vital allies in keeping the Earth in balance