Hellos, dear readers!
My name is Anrich and the intention behind starting this blog is, well, because I enjoy writing and I enjoy writing about the topics discussed here.
For years, I have been doing what one may call 'soul searching' and later, 'soul exploring'. Discovering and exploring my True Nature. When I started this journey, I had no idea where to start. Of course, the right place to start for all of us is simple. We start from right here :)
Where else could we start?
I shall give a brief introduction about myself. This may put this blog and website into perspective.
At this point, writing this article, I am 29 years old. I was born and raised in South Africa, and currently find myself in central Europe, Germany. How I came here is a long story, but that is not important for now. For years, I have been seeking deeper meaning in life. I had a career in the corporate world, lived comfortably in a materialistic sense, but there was always something missing. It seemed like it did not matter how much I climbed the corporate ladder, how many possessions or friends I had, there was always the subtle presence of a 'hole' in my life.
To my grace, my circumstances drastically changed. Something happened which caused me to lose my job. In the blink of an eye, my whole life was thrown upside down. At that point, I thought this was the worst thing that could ever happen to me. I was lost. Everything I believed to be, everything I had been working for, proudly, was pulled away under my feet. One moment I was living up there, and the next moment I was down here, feeling like a nothing, a nobody.
This haunted me for some years. I was completely lost, broken, and ashamed of what my life turned out to be. My fears, emotional shame, and guilt manifested physically and I created a very uncomfortable reality for myself.
However, as with anything in life, we cannot have one aspect of something without the other. We cannot know light without knowing darkness. We only understand the concept of 'far' when we have a point of reference to something 'near'. In the same way, I was unable to understand and experience true happiness and freedom, without being ultimately unhappy and bound by my negative mind.
The hardest part was accepting what happened to me in my past. For some years, I remained attached to the ideas I once had of myself, and the lifestyle I once lived. I still wanted to be seen as a 'banker', or something that sounds important. I was unwilling to let go of the past, and it was exactly this, which prevented me from moving forward.
It was only after accepting my new reality, that I was able to open a whole new world. A whole new reality awaited me! Internally and externally. Slowly, I moved away from the concepts and beliefs that were binding me. It was a slow process, but a beautiful process. I was letting go of my old ideas and thought patterns, shedding the layers of indoctrination and dogmatic beliefs that grew on my mind. Un-conditioning the conditioned mind.
What I have experienced, what I am learning, and have learned, I would like to share through this blog. It has been helpful for me, and it may be helpful for some readers too.
I want to share the fact that the Peace and Happiness that we are longing for, lies within ourselves. We just need to awaken to our True Nature, and dissolve the illusions and limitations we place on ourselves.
The intention is to share elements I find helpful on my path - this comes from 'external' sources, such as books, videos, and actual teachings, as well as my own experiences and understandings.
I want like to acknowledge all the teachers, in all different realms and forms, for the wisdom and insight they share with us. Coming into contact with the teachers and their teachings happens only by grace. The ability to understand their teachings happens through even more grace.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Until the next post, I thank the readers for their valuable time, and I am looking forward to growing this blog (and myself) with the support of others!
May there be peace and happiness.
ॐ
My name is Anrich and the intention behind starting this blog is, well, because I enjoy writing and I enjoy writing about the topics discussed here.
For years, I have been doing what one may call 'soul searching' and later, 'soul exploring'. Discovering and exploring my True Nature. When I started this journey, I had no idea where to start. Of course, the right place to start for all of us is simple. We start from right here :)
Where else could we start?
I shall give a brief introduction about myself. This may put this blog and website into perspective.
At this point, writing this article, I am 29 years old. I was born and raised in South Africa, and currently find myself in central Europe, Germany. How I came here is a long story, but that is not important for now. For years, I have been seeking deeper meaning in life. I had a career in the corporate world, lived comfortably in a materialistic sense, but there was always something missing. It seemed like it did not matter how much I climbed the corporate ladder, how many possessions or friends I had, there was always the subtle presence of a 'hole' in my life.
To my grace, my circumstances drastically changed. Something happened which caused me to lose my job. In the blink of an eye, my whole life was thrown upside down. At that point, I thought this was the worst thing that could ever happen to me. I was lost. Everything I believed to be, everything I had been working for, proudly, was pulled away under my feet. One moment I was living up there, and the next moment I was down here, feeling like a nothing, a nobody.
This haunted me for some years. I was completely lost, broken, and ashamed of what my life turned out to be. My fears, emotional shame, and guilt manifested physically and I created a very uncomfortable reality for myself.
However, as with anything in life, we cannot have one aspect of something without the other. We cannot know light without knowing darkness. We only understand the concept of 'far' when we have a point of reference to something 'near'. In the same way, I was unable to understand and experience true happiness and freedom, without being ultimately unhappy and bound by my negative mind.
Changing my perception
Reflecting on this situation years later, I realized that it was the same situation that I once labeled as a terrible life sentence, which turned out to be my pass to enter a path of true freedom and happiness. A path of peace.The hardest part was accepting what happened to me in my past. For some years, I remained attached to the ideas I once had of myself, and the lifestyle I once lived. I still wanted to be seen as a 'banker', or something that sounds important. I was unwilling to let go of the past, and it was exactly this, which prevented me from moving forward.
It was only after accepting my new reality, that I was able to open a whole new world. A whole new reality awaited me! Internally and externally. Slowly, I moved away from the concepts and beliefs that were binding me. It was a slow process, but a beautiful process. I was letting go of my old ideas and thought patterns, shedding the layers of indoctrination and dogmatic beliefs that grew on my mind. Un-conditioning the conditioned mind.
A new reality
I went to travel, work and live in India. Here, a reality beyond my imagination awaited me - a huge pivot point in my life.What I have experienced, what I am learning, and have learned, I would like to share through this blog. It has been helpful for me, and it may be helpful for some readers too.
I want to share the fact that the Peace and Happiness that we are longing for, lies within ourselves. We just need to awaken to our True Nature, and dissolve the illusions and limitations we place on ourselves.
The intention is to share elements I find helpful on my path - this comes from 'external' sources, such as books, videos, and actual teachings, as well as my own experiences and understandings.
In different articles we shall discuss different views, but all leading to the same conclusion when understood on a deeper level. Because we are all on different paths and on different stages on our paths, I want to respect different views and understandings when writing an article. Thus, my intention is to write articles from a diverse perspective of religions, cultures, and understandings, according to the best of my capabilities. And, to deepen my understanding and insight accordingly.
I want like to acknowledge all the teachers, in all different realms and forms, for the wisdom and insight they share with us. Coming into contact with the teachers and their teachings happens only by grace. The ability to understand their teachings happens through even more grace.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Until the next post, I thank the readers for their valuable time, and I am looking forward to growing this blog (and myself) with the support of others!
May there be peace and happiness.
ॐ
- Published 20 February 2020.
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| A photo of me and my dear friend and teacher, Geshe Rabga. Taken in Bodhgaya, India, 2018. |
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