• Allgemein,  Life

    unseen growth happens at the roots

    It has been awhile since I met you here. A few years to be exact. There was a lot of shadow work to do. Now I am back. Spring is coming back to us. Stuff that required Zen time, Zen space. I am searching for the real names of things, as Juan Ramon Jiménez said. Eternidades Waiting for my own Secret Verses. A minimum of words and maximum of effect. I want to be the floating windy world with my feet rooted in Mother Earth. I do not know if I will succeed, but I must try. There is no way back when you emerge from deep rootedness.

  • Allgemein

    Farewell to Summer 2020

    Time of ripening hurry is useless look at the sky be far away from yourself Alles reift, die Vögel fliegen, dein Atem gehört nicht mal dir. Let go … August is the fastest month and races toward autumn in its thriftless, lavish manner. This year things were different. We had lots of unaccustomed rain in our Northland at the Austrian-Czechborder. I have nothing special to report. Intoxicated by the sunrises and sunsets – often celebrated with agnihotra fire ritual – I spent the days of my summer here in the vineyards. The sky embraces me and I embrace the human condition, learning every day and developing some capacity to see…

  • Allgemein,  Life

    Rosenrausch

    Be like a rose: blossom and let your petals dance with the wind and earth! There is no place in the world now I would rather be. Last year I missed the blooming due to post-heart surgery recovery. Grateful for every breath, I experience the life of my roses in our organic vineyards with special awareness and gratitude. Unsere Wein und Rosen sind verliebt in einander: Sie blühen zur gleichen Zeit – nämlich jetzt – und tauschen sich Geheimnisse aus, die man später im Wein schmecken kann. Wie bei der Poesie, können wir es nicht verstehen, sondern nur mit dem Herzen spüren. Die Rose erinnert uns an die Vollkommenheit, die…