Ken O’Donnell

The art of having a meaningful conversation

June 5, 2021

The art of meaningful conversation is based on being able to establish a common ground with the person I talk to, irrespective of age, culture, social or educational background. This is especially important when the outcome is crucial or the topic difficult. I have had the great fortune to visit...

SUCCESSFUL MEDITATION REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR GOD

March 13, 2021

There is a popular expression in most languages: ‘I am my own best friend or my own worst enemy’. One of the meanings is that, though challenges may exist, I make them difficult according to my consciousness. This is especially true with regard to the practice of Rajyoga meditation. Some...

FREEDOM IS THE ORIGINAL STATE OF THE SOUL

February 13, 2021

Freedom has two sides. Freedom from and freedom to. I have to be free from any situations and attachments that bring me down or hold me back. I also have to be free to be able to express my true potential. As a child, I loved going to deserted beaches....

THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY

January 16, 2021

I have been spending more time than usual during the current pandemic at our retreat centre in Brazil. Thus, I have been able to observe the exuberance of nature here; how all of the elements are able to live with each other in harmony. You will never see trees fighting...

It pays to have enough spiritual resources

December 12, 2020

A person without money thinks twice whether to take a bus or go walking. Someone with a lot does not even think twice about taking a taxi. Similarly, when a situation arises that requires more understanding and tolerance than I have, I find myself out of my depth. If I...

To think better, find your life’s purpose

September 26, 2020

In our life we learn many things; to walk, to sing, ride a bicycle—but no one ever teaches us how to think. We have to learn that for ourselves. Our teachers and parents probably did not know how to think either. The mind is a little like an airport. In...

How consciousness affects our reality

July 25, 2020

The scientific worldview is that there is time, space, matter and energy, and consciousness somehow arises out of those four things. Science does not explain consciousness. Science is created on the basis of consciousness but consciousness is not explained by science. It is a huge paradox. But in quantum mechanics,...

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