As a Hindu you may think I don’t celebrate Christmas. But as a western born body there is no denying of the significance of the birth of Christ and the days called Christmas. Especially here in Europe it feels like the world stops around Christmas. You can turn on the television and find there is [...]

I remember almost 8 years ago. I stood upfront. Shouting along with the words “we demand independence”. It felt revolutionary and I did not want to be boxed and shipped into mediocrity. I wanted to be real, authentic, to be someone. I have never felt like the common road is my road. Even though I [...]

I step onto the platform after a train ride from Amsterdam. My eyes are wide open and I am looking around and start pacing back into action. I like train rides. Nowadays I sit more often in my car than in a train. And I’m missing them. Not when they are fully packed with smelly [...]

I remember reading Prabhupada’s book with the same name. And I knew. This was what I was looking for. I wasn’t going to run away from myself and be afraid of the world. I knew to become stronger and to face the world properly I would need to look inward.
As usual the world works quite [...]