"Happiness is like a butterfly," a Zen master once said. "Chase after it and it will elude you. Sit and it will alight upon your shoulder." Asked by the disciple what he could do then, the master replied simply: "Stop chasing it." When we strive for happiness, we often come away empty-handed. Two thirds of Germans believe that happiness is the ability to take pleasure in the little things. But how do we achieve this?
Paul J. Kohtes, Zen instructor and co-founder of the mediation app "7mind", invites you on a journey of discovery beyond great happiness, accompanied by the singer and harpist Sann Liedtke and the taiko drummer Andreas Prescher. Guided meditation may – perhaps – open doors to a happiness that is always within reach, but can never be fully grasped. Mod.: Susanne Fritz

Books

Das Buch vom Nichts: Mit Zen zu einem Leben in Fülle

Das Buch vom Nichts: Mit Zen zu einem Leben in Fülle

Paul J. Kohtes
GRÄFE UND UNZER

3833823747

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  • Date:

    Monday
    17. June 2024
    20:00

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