Stranger in a Strange Land

Monday, July 13, 2026

Japanese Calligraphy For Wanderers, Roamers and Travelers

" 遊 " (yū, or asobu). It is translated as play, wander, roam, travel, etc.
　　　This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

　Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound
　phonetic 斿 (move) + semantic 辵 (walk)

This character reminds the smile of a child to me. And I feel the relaxed atmosphere.

Source:

https://www015uppso-netnejpcalligraphy.blogspot.com/

There Is No Death - A Quotation by Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle is widely recognized as one of the most inspiring and visionary spiritual teachers in the world today.

The Wise Ones Attain Peace - A Quotation From The Katha Upanishad

The Katha Upanishad is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha (liberation). The book is made up of six sections (Valli).

Sunday, July 12, 2026

A War Within - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Our liberation

It´s a fight against evil

A war within

Note: I wrote this poem today in the haiku style of poetry and published it for the first time today, the 12th of July, 2026. Mens wars pale in relationship to the inner struggle.

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Spiritual Work For.....A Quotation by Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Spiritual work - for the coming of the Kingdom of God

Many Christians wonder, ‘With all the work Christianity has done for the Kingdom of God over the last two thousand years, why is it still so far off? Why are there still so many wars, still so much famine, poverty and misery in the world?’ Well, precisely because human beings do not know how to work for the Kingdom of God. They spend their time talking and writing about this fault and that failing, the lack of organization, the incompetence of those in charge, misspent money, and so on. They always count on material solutions, and their attempts to apply them lead to endless conflicts. How can the Kingdom of God possibly be brought about in such conditions? It is now time to change the way we think and behave. Those who sincerely wish to work for the coming of the Kingdom of God must realize that this cannot be done with human methods, the methods of matter. It requires divine methods, the methods of the spirit. And these methods consist in nurturing the best aspirations and feelings within ourselves, and in speaking only constructive words. For such feelings, aspirations and words activate the luminous powers of the invisible world, which will come to help us in our work.

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov was a Bulgarian philosopher, pedagogue, mystic, and esotericist. A leading 20th-century teacher of Western Esotericism in Europe, he was a disciple of Peter Deunov, the founder of the Universal White Brotherhood.

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Almal is hier welkom - 'n aanhaling deur M.N. Hopkins

Almal is hier welkom. Ons kom saam uit baie verskillende lande, oortuigings, instellings en "ismes". Vir net 'n kort rukkie laat ons opsy skuif van ons ego-voorkeure wat ons belemmer en ons verhinder om ons aangebore goedheid en kreatiwiteit te benut. Laat ons instap in dit wat die beste in ons is en moenie vrees nie. In hierdie oomblik, sien met helder oë en 'n oop hart.

To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link provided below:

https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2026/07/all-are-welcome-here-quotation-by-mn.html

Burada Herkese Kapımız Açık - M.N. Hopkins’ten Bir Alıntı

Burada herkese kapımız açık. Farklı ülkelerden, inançlardan, kurumlardan ve “izmlerden” bir araya geliyoruz. Kısa bir süreliğine de olsa, bizi engelleyen ve doğuştan gelen iyiliğimizden ve yaratıcılığımızdan uzak tutan ego tercihlerimizi bir kenara bırakalım. Kendi içimizdeki en iyi yanı ortaya çıkaralım ve korkmayalım. Şu anda, berrak gözlerle ve açık bir yürekle bakın.