De weg terug naar huis.
Your way back home.
Meditatie en uitwisseling in "de Schatkamer"
Maandag 19 Oktober, 2026 (English below)
Dierbare Sangha,
Meditatie als levenshouding was het thema de afgelopen weken.
Meditatie helpt ons om de stilte te hervinden.
Meditatie helpt ons om los te laten.
Meditatie helpt ons om ons om terug te keren naar ons ware thuis.
Een wonderbaarlijke en voedende ervaring.
Wanneer je het bekijkt vanuit de hectiek van de de dag, lijkt het of je iets moet doen om stilte te maken.
Maar als je dieper kijkt is het andersom.
In de stilte maken we de hectiek van de dag.
De hectiek en het kabaal is wat we maken, het is iets wat we doen.
Met wat we doen verbreken we de stilte.
Vanuit de stilte stappen we het toneel op en nemen een rol aan.
In de stilte is er geen rol, is er geen afgescheidenheid, is er geen doel, geen winst, geen verlies.
De stilte wordt ook wel leegte (Sunyata) genoemd, leeg van hectiek, leeg van rollen, leeg van onderscheid en afscheiding.
In de woorden van Thay Cuong Lu: "De leegte is je ware thuis"
Thich Nhat Hanh benoemt: "I am home, I have arrived"
In de leegte (de stilte) is er het geheel, het ongedeelde, is er verbondenheid.
Door meditatie laten we de verbinding weer toe.
We worden weer helder en zien de wereld weer in vers perspectief.
Vanuit je ware thuis kun je de wereld gedoseerd weer toelaten; vanuit compassie en het vertrouwen van verbinding.
Maandag avond zullen we samen mediteren en delen.
Ik wens je een vredig weekend, vol ontdekking en verbinding.
Harte groeten,
Hans
Your way back home.
Meditation and sharing in "de Schatkamer" this Monday evening.
Meditation and sharing in "de Schatkamer" this Monday evening.
Dear Sangha,
Meditation as a way of life was the theme over the past weeks.
Meditation helps us to return to silence.
Meditation helps us to let go.
Meditation helps us to return to our true home.
A wonderful and nourishing experience.
When you look at it from the hectic of the day, it appears as if you have to do something to create silence.
When you look deeper it is the other way around.
In the silence we create the hectic of the day.
The hectic and the noise is what we create, it is what we do.
With what we do we break the silence.
From the silence we step on the stage and assume a role.
In the silence there is no role, there is no separateness, there is no goal, no win, no loose.
The silence is also called emptiness (Sunyata), empty of hectic, empty of roles, empty of discrimination and separation.
In the words of Thay Cuong Lu: "Emptiness is your true home"
Thich Nhat Hanh has the mantra: "I have arrived, I am home"
In Emptiness, (in silence), there is the whole, the unseparated, the connectedness.
With meditation we allow the connectedness.
We become clear-minded again and see the world in a clear perspective.
From your true home you can allow the world in, in a dosed way, with compassion, trust and connectedness.
Monday evening we will meditate and share together.
I wish you a peaceful weekend, full of discovery and connectedness,
Heartfelt regards,
Hans
Meditation as a way of life was the theme over the past weeks.
Meditation helps us to return to silence.
Meditation helps us to let go.
Meditation helps us to return to our true home.
A wonderful and nourishing experience.
When you look at it from the hectic of the day, it appears as if you have to do something to create silence.
When you look deeper it is the other way around.
In the silence we create the hectic of the day.
The hectic and the noise is what we create, it is what we do.
With what we do we break the silence.
From the silence we step on the stage and assume a role.
In the silence there is no role, there is no separateness, there is no goal, no win, no loose.
The silence is also called emptiness (Sunyata), empty of hectic, empty of roles, empty of discrimination and separation.
In the words of Thay Cuong Lu: "Emptiness is your true home"
Thich Nhat Hanh has the mantra: "I have arrived, I am home"
In Emptiness, (in silence), there is the whole, the unseparated, the connectedness.
With meditation we allow the connectedness.
We become clear-minded again and see the world in a clear perspective.
From your true home you can allow the world in, in a dosed way, with compassion, trust and connectedness.
Monday evening we will meditate and share together.
I wish you a peaceful weekend, full of discovery and connectedness,
Heartfelt regards,
Hans
