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Spiritual Shortfilms:
Teachings, Inspirations, Motivations
by John David
Kommende Events:
Weekly Zoom Meetings
Start again in Autumn 2025
Public Live Satsang
Start again in Autumn 2025
New Book
about Self Realisation
Mantra Music
with the Open Sky Band
Darkness Retreat
At some point, there comes a moment you can no longer push aside.
Maybe at night, when everything is quiet.
Maybe in the middle of the noise, when everything seems to be “going well.”
A subtle unease arises. A longing. A question.
Something in you feels: life cannot go on as it has.
You are not alone in this.
These questions are not a crisis. They are a gift.
They are the beginning of a journey – not outward, but inward.
🌀 11 Steps to Get Closer to the Truth
These steps are not a method.
They are like door openers – back to yourself.
Old stories. Loneliness. Pain.
Sit quietly beside them. Be a loving mother. A silent father.
Cry if you must – but stay present.
Take a walk every day – alone.
No music. No goal. No phone.
Nature reminds you who you are:
Silence. Spaciousness. Not knowing.
Not for stories. For truth.
Write every day:
– What do I feel?
– What am I avoiding?
– What do I believe?
Less social media. Less news. Less distraction.
Underneath lies something you’ve forgotten: Silence.
Truly radical.
Where are you still playing roles?
Where are you avoiding pain?
Where do you still believe in the little “I”?
If you don’t run away here, you have already arrived.
Read the words of true masters.
Ramana Maharshi, Papaji, Osho, Eckhart Tolle.
But read slowly – as if letting a drop of truth melt on your tongue.
You don’t have to learn anything big.
Just sit down every day for ten minutes in silence.
Breathe.
Feel.
Listen to life.
Meditation begins where you stop doing something.
And yet: Alone, it’s hard
All this may sound simple.
But at some point, you hit a limit.
Because the ego protects itself. It is clever. Subtle.
It is only in contact with others that the deeper patterns reveal themselves.
In the mirror of true encounter.
In a space where you don’t have to achieve anything.
Maybe this is the moment.
An opportunity to see yourself – without a mask.
Not through thinking. But through experience.
Maybe our next Self-enquiry Workshop can help you make exactly this beginning
Frequently asked questions
Finding yourself often means getting to know yourself better: strengths, weaknesses, desires, fears.
Self-inquiry goes deeper – it doesn’t ask who you are outwardly, but what you are at the core.
Or as Ramana Maharshi said:
“You are not the body, not the mind – find out who you really are.”
Meditation is like a mirror:
When you become still, you stop wanting to be someone – and you see who you are.
Regular meditation:
Many people know this feeling. It is not a mistake – it is a calling.
When everything on the outside “fits,” but something is missing inside, the path of self-discovery often begins.
From this, the real question can arise:
What gives my life meaning?
Yes – if the coach or therapist leaves space for true recognition.
Not all methods go deep, but good guidance can help uncover and break through old patterns.
That’s why we offer guided self-inquiry workshops with coaching elements.
Not through tests or concepts.
But through honest questioning, quiet feeling, radical honesty.
A simple practice:
Keep asking yourself in daily life: “To whom does this thought appear?”
Then look where the thought comes from – and where it disappears.
Sometimes, yes.
A change of place – a retreat – can help you see yourself with new eyes.
But the most important journey is always inward.
If you long to feel yourself, a silent-style workshop could be the beginning.
It cannot be put into words – but it can be experienced.
When you truly become still, you no longer need a meaning,
because life itself becomes the answer.
Or as Osho said:
“The meaning of life is not to be found somewhere – you bring it with you when you become whole.”