Philosophy as a Spiritual Practice

Plato's Symposium, depiction by Anselm Feuerbach

This category is related to my philosophical counseling practice in Rold Forest.

It is theoretical reflections on the themes presented in my first book Meditation as an Art of Life - a Basic Reader.

Newest posts first:

Philosophy as a Rite of Rebirth (a Shamanic Ritual)

Storytelling as a Spiritual Exercise

Five Basic Exercises in Philosophy as a Spiritual Practice

Thought Training, Incubation and Meditation Upon Death

Greco-Roman Philosophy as a Path of Enlightenment

Meditation as an Art of Life – The Ancient Logos

"Everything is New" – Morning Meditation

Primordial Meditation

Peter Kingsley – Another Story Waiting to Pierce You

The Eckhart Tolle Show – a Critique

Meditation and the Philosophical Diary

Mindfulness and the Loss of Philosophy

The Philosophy of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Conspiracy of the Third Eye

My Friend in the Woods

The Nine Gates of Middle-earth (this is not a blog post, but a booklet)

What is a Life Artist?

On Asking Philosophical Questions

The Mandala of Kant and Longchenpa

The Orchid Pavilion 

A Brush from the Dawn of Creation

On the Nature of Dreams 

On the Nature of Longing