Tantra Yoga

"Scriptures and mantras—to hell with them.

My teacher released me from practicing meditation.

With women and wine, I'm fine.

I walk the path to salvation in a dance step, a young prostitute on the altar with me.

I eat meat and drink many strong drinks.

My bed, a soft, warm fur.

And all without a penny of money! 

A better religion—who could think of it?"

Tantra Yoga is often dismissed as "sex yoga." But it is a very simple system. It recognizes that everything exists. But it allows the yogi to decide what, when, and how much of life they allow and need for themselves. In the end, their insight trumps any dogma.

Organ donors beware

The list is long. Over 12,000 sick people in Germany wait for a donor organ every year. For about 13%, this wait is in vain because there aren't enough organ donors in Germany. Now, politicians are again trying to take on this issue, and it seems they're trying to exert a "clever" coercion. Anyone who doesn't provide proof of donor status won't receive a donor organ.

So far, so good. I am 100% against this method of organ harvesting. First of all, I'm personally burdened by the early death of a good friend. He was declared brain dead at the time, and that was in a university hospital. 

I'll just say... young, usable body parts, university hospital, not famous or rich, and finally died due to "machine shutdown by the attending physician," thus a perfect "spare parts warehouse." Or think of the movie "Flash," about violent organ harvesting.

I believe that as long as hospital procedures and everything associated with them remain so uncontrolled, there should be no carte blanche for the exploitation of the dead. Organ donations already come from Eastern European countries, from India, where a kidney is simply donated for money, or from China, where juvenile offenders are executed in droves and then "disposed of."

The only alternative: Stay healthy!

Only believe the surveys you created yourself. Old student wisdom, and still true. And that's the case again in this case. The DAK (a German health insurance company) found that 75% are afraid of getting cancer.

The survey and the corresponding results are more about fear than preventative education. And when I read that an incredible 88% are satisfied with their health, 81% exercise regularly, and 80% pay attention to a healthy diet and drink less alcohol, then you can rest easy, eh? You could sit back and relax.

Unfortunately, that's not the case. I just hope the people in charge at the health insurance company don't draw conclusions from such statistics because the reality is different. The question is, who actually drinks all that alcohol? Who eats the "garbage" that's labelled as food, and who smokes all those cigarettes? Where are all the fat people, for example? A statistic from last week revealed that 65% of workers are plagued by stress and burnout.

So forget such figures; they either serve only as bad entertainment, accompany cuts in the healthcare system, or combine advertising offers.

The problem is different. While 10 years ago, the majority of hospital patients were admitted with "only" one serious and often fatal illness (circulatory system, cancer, obesity, dementia, diabetes) and were discharged after a successful recovery, in another 10 years, things will look dramatically different unless a 180-degree turnaround occurs.

Patients will be admitted with triple illnesses. Diagnosis: cancer, obesity, and circulatory system disease. The problem will then be that these patients will be so old that they can't simply be discharged, because where would they go then? If things continue like this, there won't be enough nursing home beds.

Those responsible for politics and the healthcare system are lying to themselves about this problem, probably hoping that others will make these decisions for them later. The only answer we can give is to live healthy lives ourselves! Above all, live now and live independently.

Help yourself – no one else will help you.

 *Don't get arrogant.

*Only work with purpose and focus.

*Discipline, keep the targets!

*"In a hurry" – nothing works.

*Don't try two different things at the same time. Something will go wrong.

*Expert knowledge. And apply it.

*Of course, don't be a "drug addict." Alcohol, drugs, etc.

*Luck is also part of it, of course. But what is luck?

*Don't create time pressure.

*Always be active. Don't waste time (life).

*Always keep the "boat" seaworthy.

*Independence. Insight. Courage. Wisdom. Purification.

Photo: Stone of Courage.  Zen Garden / built by master Horst D. Lindenau / Symondbury / UK

To be sick—or better yet, to be healthy!

Today I was going through some old files and found a collection of quotes, which I will gradually post here.

In 1993, I wrote:

"If you want to be sick, you'll be sick. If not, then don't."

Keep your eyes closed. Only a few will survive

George Bernard Shaw once said, "What we need are some crazy people. Look where the normal ones have gotten us."

With that in mind, have a lovely weekend.

Closing your eyes and getting through it won't help

Der Spiegel, a German tabloid, writes online today, "...Green tea from Japan is highly valued worldwide for its health-promoting effects..." That's great, health-promoting effects! But they seem to be gone for the time being because most green tea is now so contaminated by the Fukushima reactor accident that even the lying Japanese government is recalling it.

It was revealed today that radioactive caesium is found in whales, which is also a result of the "neon signs and TV providers" nuclear power plants.

And what's happening in Europe? Aha, EHEC is nasty and even more dangerous because it's in the press. But the fact that Fukushima already had a triple super-nuclear meltdown two months ago, which is now beginning to contaminate the Pacific, is being neatly covered up for now. Why aren't there any journalists anymore who are proud enough and have the professional honour to make such connections?

Pray to the sun / Yoga

The Sun Prayer, or Soora Namaskar in Indian, or "Pray to the Sun," is, along with the Headstand, the highest and therefore the best yoga pose. The name comes from the fact that this pose is practised in the early morning hours. The sun symbolises life, health, and longevity in general.

I practice it regularly. You can vary the execution; the best repetition is 12 times. The Sun Prayer is the ideal introduction to this magnificent yoga system for anyone.

Grow your own on the window sill

EHEC or not, whatever the underlying cause, it underscores my call for self-sufficiency. Remember, when you grow your own fruit, you harvest healthy produce, exercise, have fun, and experience how food is produced.  

There are even children in kindergarten who draw four-legged chickens. And even if you don't have a garden or a plot of land, you can still grow tomatoes, for example, on a balcony or a windowsill.

Tides in the Body

Some people are probably wondering why I'm highlighting the lunar phases during the full moon and new moon and posting them in my blog. The moon is something of a timekeeper for life on Earth. Like in the oceans, the human body has ebbs and flows.  

Water flows through the cells in strict dependence on the moon. This is particularly strong during the new and full moons. The moon's effect is visible not only in the ocean, but also in trees, for example. Although invisible to the eye, but technically measurable, trees swell and shrink strictly in rhythm with the lunar phases.  

And just like the cells in trees, our body cells react. The moon influences our body's water balance, and we should be aware of this. When people complain of difficulty sleeping during a full moon, it's not because it's too bright. 

No, it's the body's water balance, which is influenced by the moon's position. Police officers and taxi drivers regularly report higher levels of alcohol consumption during a full moon, midwives are busier, and mosquitoes bite more quickly. Unfortunately, what hasn't been sufficiently researched yet is how we can utilize the lunar phases for practical purposes. Aside from a few esoteric approaches, research in this area is still very sparse.

Retirement home or suicide?

How do you imagine your retirement if you can no longer care for yourself, if your partner (if you had one) has predeceased you, or if you've ended up in a nursing home?