8 results for year: 2017
Individual Skype sessions in English
I’m not out to make friends with you. Neither to hurt you. But I can be quite the asshole at times. Anyway, among other things, I’m here to point out stuff you might not like to hear, to make clear what is unclear, to take away what you believe to be true, to destroy your defenses, your so called knowledge and so on.
So buckle up, be honest, as open as you can. Be silly, be wise, be to the point. Bring a sense of humor and don’t be too easily offended. Hurry up, take your time, allow things to happen (or fight me :) ).
The approach to a problem…
Krishnamurti, whom I love dearly for his sharpness, clarity and consistency, states in his book ‘Commentaries on living’ (second series- study it!) the following: “The approach to the problem is more important than the problem itself…” And right he is!
The usual approach is finding a solution, or stated more clearly: trying to get rid of it.
We either try to get rid of the sensation of unhappiness (for instance) or start seeking the opposite: happiness. So we call some friends, have a drink, play some music, watch tv, read a book (for some a book on spirituality, maybe). We avoid, deflect, entertain, meditate, jog, or watch an online ...
2 video interviews with Hans by Rick Archer (1) and PK (2), in “English”
On august the 7th 2017 Rick Archer from BATGAP posted his interview with me. Although our internet speed was quite terrible (we've upgraded after this talk) it's a quite nice interview nevertheless - with funny faces and strange sounds sometimes :)
check it HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFQNXC6Kl5s&t=3669s
enjoy (or not:)
by the way, here is another interview video in 'english' from 2016, and my 7 cd's containing 'music', jyha, are here: Hug, h
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eonc-kziKDE&t=1463s
On awakening and stuff…
In many a column and article I have stated that the general thoughts about awakening are too romantic, often strange and sometimes plainly weird and that in spiritual societies common conditionings are abundant. And yet I still find myself obliged to pop the illusionary balloons of the people I encounter during sessions or in satsang. So maybe it will proof to be useful to offer this cluster of shards, so people can pop their own balloons.
Awakening is not the fun thing it may seem to be. Even if someone makes it through, in most cases there will be a not so short period of time of intense crisis, when everything is turned upside down and inside out, ...
Boven je ‘zelf’…? (toch nog een column in mei:)

Over ‘De vreugde van verlichting’
Heel leuk om te zien dat dit boek nog steeds mensen inspireert! Ik ontdekte dat een paar mensen weer de moeite hebben genomen er iets over te schrijven op bol.com:
Helder en duidelijk geschreven.
De maatschappij zou beter dit soort boeken lezen en wakker worden in plaats van te schreeuwen om verandering en altijd hetzelfde blijven doen. A.
Ik heb pas 20 bladzijden gelezen in dit boek en kan nu al zeggen: Dit is fantastisch. Geestelijke volwassenheid (verlichting) met gewoon gezond (boeren) verstand uitgelegd. Niks geen zweverig verdwalen, maar direct naar de even simpele als toch lastig te bereiken kern. Hans Laurentius geeft me het ...
Ik heb mij niet gemaakt (uit ‘Olie op het vuur’)
