Buddha-Nature
Everywhere and nowhere, deemed non-existent and most important, Buddha-nature is the mother of all paradoxes. Buddhism Buddhism is an excellent source of inspiration for a rational and profound way of life, although it is also a conglomeration of traditions with substantial differences. As to Buddha-nature, the core shines through despite differences, mainly seeing it as Read the full article…
Four Bodhisattva Vows & AURELIS
On the path towards personal ‘awakening’ (mental growth), Compassion is crucial. [see: “Compassion, basically”] Bodhisattva A ‘bodhisattva’ is a Buddhist term for one on the path to personal awakening while caring for all others. It’s a very inclusive path, therefore Compassionate. I’m no Buddhist, but I see the Buddhist philosophy as quite inspirational to the Read the full article…
How Do AURELIS Sessions Work? (Animated Video)
Here you can access an animated video about how to start and do an AURELIS session – 4:40′. (same version without moving hand) If you want to cooperate, please contact us. If you have feedback, please let us know. Here is the full written text. Hi, as part of the AURELIS project, there are more Read the full article…
Introducing AURELIS (Animated Video)
Without further delay, in this animated video, I bring you an introduction to AURELIS. [AURELIS animated video – 11:19′] If you want to cooperate, please contact us. If you have feedback, please let us know. Here is the full written text. Once upon a time, there was a body and a mind, and they were Read the full article…
Minding Corona (Animated Video)
Without further delay, in this animated video, I bring you some ideas from my book Minding Corona. [Minding Corona animated video – 13:19′] If you want to cooperate, please contact us. If you have feedback, please let us know. Here is the full written text. 2020 was the year of the virus. At least, it Read the full article…
Daring to Be Vulnerable
Daring to be vulnerable while striving to be as strong as possible is more worthwhile than just showing to be vulnerable. Being vulnerable is not valiant. In many cases, there is confusion involved. The vulnerability may be regarded as an asset, which it is not. Contrary to this, AURELIS strives toward the last two letters: Read the full article…
Inner Friend or Foe?
One can treat one’s inner being as a friend or enemy. It’s good to make this an explicit choice. It’s too important to let it be a choice imposed upon you. People are not conscious of their non-conscious mental processing Yet, the science in this is unequivocal. The inner, non-conscious mental life of a person Read the full article…
Lisa = Mental Hygiene
So is the AURELIS project in general, supporting a natural flow from the psychological viewpoint. Such mental hygiene is always relevant. [see: “AURELIS in Healthcare Context“] If you don’t know Lisa, please meet her at [see: “Lisa“] Lisa does not perform any diagnosis. Moreover, she sees a user’s symptoms mainly as possible entry points towards Read the full article…
Change is a process
Especially meaningful change, which is the change that is, well, most meaningful, thus most important. Insight into the brain/mind is essential to understand why. We are not some software in some hardware. I hope this is obvious to you. The reason is that we are complex organisms. [see: “You Are an Organism, Not a Mechanism.“] Read the full article…
Compassion: Relief of Dissociation
This is not straightforwardly the diminishment of suffering. Relief of inner dissociation acts from where it counts: from inside out. Inner dissociation is the presence of stark incongruence(s) in human depth. Eventually, in-depth, ‘suffering’ is itself the feeling of this inner incongruence. The related tension is the tension between mutually incongruent, mental subconceptual patterns. [see: Read the full article…
Is AURELIS More than Constructed?
In constructionism, a constructed therapy does not work according to its social construction but through an underlying, fundamental reality. How is AURELIS situated in this? [see: “Constructionism“] Turmoil in the land of psychotherapy As you might already know or read now, there is turmoil. In short, the specific psychotherapies have been shown – in meta-analyses, Read the full article…
Non-Specific Factors of Therapy
Psychotherapy works irrespective of the specific modality. That points to the fact that the non-specific factors work. What are they? Specific factors are those elements that are specifically delineated by proponents of a given therapy as the active causes of change. Non-specific (common) factors are factors that are not specified in the theoretical or practical Read the full article…
Can Mind Change Matter?
Let’s take it philosophically today. That brings us to what is called ‘philosophy of mind.’ Please read this first: [see: “‘Mind = Body’ Breakthrough“] Philosophy is like playing in the mind. Philosophers are like children ― no denigration meant to either, quite the contrary. In their intellectual playfield, philosophers have been thinking about the mind Read the full article…
The Water and the Jug
Constructionism in a poem. Please read [see: “Constructionism“] But let’s start with the poem. Form of water The form of water in a jug is the form of the jug without jug. But without jug the water flows away immediately spontaneously. ▪▪▪ The form of content in form is the form of form without form. Read the full article…
Mental Patterns Change through Autosuggestion
This may even be the only way in which they can ethically and adequately change. There is a clear responsibility involved to do this as well as possible. Autosuggestion is the language that directly touches mental patterns. [see: “Patterns in Neurophysiology“] It is related to poetry in its metaphorical means, a meditative mental setting, and Read the full article…
Patterns towards Health and Healing
Mental patterns are crucial in understanding how the mind influences mental and physical health. Let’s suppose, dear reader, that we have both fully digested ‘mind = body.’ [see: “‘Mind = Body’ Breakthrough“] Patterns everywhere How the mind/brain works can be regarded as an immense process of pattern recognition and completion in many ways, many domains, Read the full article…
Does Therapy Need to Be Difficult?
It needs to be profound, one way or another. Please read first: [see: ” Is Change Difficult?“] So, does therapy need to be difficult? Should it be difficult? Note that this is another question than the one about its being or not being so. Even if it can be easy, should it be difficult ― Read the full article…