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Live Meditation scheduled for 12-02-2025: Rest in place – rest
Live Meditation: In place rest - rest. As a Buddhist chaplain in the military, I often hear the cry: "in place rest". This statement reminds me to pause and to myself ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 06-02-2025: Rest in place – rest
Live Meditation: Rest in place - rest. In my work as a Buddhist spiritual counselor in the military, I often hear the statement: 'rest in place'. Where the soldiers at these moments stand in the 'rest' position on the ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 17/02/2024: The Spiritual Warrior
Live Meditation: The Spiritual Warrior. Together with 30-now I made a podcast as a rijgsmachtboeddhist with the title: the spiritual warrior. But what does it mean to be a spiritual warrior and what qualities and characteristics do we want with this image ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 03-02-2025: This is not mine
Live Meditation: This is not mine. We tend to constantly identify ourselves with the things we experience. The Buddha calls for letting go of our identifications and examining them. In this meditation we meditate with ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 16-07-2024: Rest in place
Live Meditation: Rest in place. During this session we practice together in complete simplicity. There will be a short introduction of 10 minutes and the remaining time will be spent in silence together. The Zoom participation link, other information...
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#49 The Spiritual Warrior – What is awakening? – Episode 6
Buddhism talks about Enlightenment, awakening, Nirvana or Nibbana. What does that actually mean? Is that an otherworldly state, or more...

#48 The Spiritual Warrior – Stress? – Episode 5
Everyone faces stress in their lives. From everyday concerns to the unique workplace challenges that...

#47 The Spiritual Warrior – What has meditation brought you? – Episode 4
What do you experience when you go on retreat for a few days and spend time in silence? Which aspects of yourself, which usually...

#46 The Spiritual Warrior – What is a retreat? – Episode 3
What do you experience when you go on retreat for a few days and spend time in silence? Which aspects of yourself, which usually...

#45 The Spiritual Warrior – What is meditation? – Episode 2
Is meditation complicated or vague? Only intended for spiritually oriented people? What could meditation mean for Defense? In this ...

#44 The Spiritual Warrior – What is Buddhist Spiritual Care? - Episode 1
What role can a Spiritual Caregiver play in the dynamics and hectic within Defense, when it comes to reflecting ...

The Spiritual Warrior – Intro
In the podcast series 'The Spiritual Warrior' the world of Buddhism comes together with that of Defense. Two Buddhist Spiritual ...

#17 Paul van Gogh
Paul van Gogh (1978) is a Buddhist Spiritual Caregiver at Defense. Paul worked for years in psychiatry and care for the disabled. He studied ...