Jean-Paul started a journey, a world travel in 2003. It was for the adventure and in some way to find some answers. I followed the yellow brick road you could say, and I met many characters along it.... Some of them have even left messages on this website. You can too.
And the journey became longer than expected. You can see this in my Archives.
Yet somewhere along the way I lost that 'yellow brick road', but in essence I am still on that journey.
This website is about my travel, in all its aspects. A World travel with an Inner travel. The story of the walk.
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[Silent Night- Xmas 2005]
It was a very quiet Xmas for me this year. Indeed, no talking at all. I was in a 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat, finishing up on the 29th December. The same meditation as I had done in Nepal in 2004, which meant again no talking for the entire time, getting up at 4am...and meditate, meditate and meditate till bed time at 9:30pm. For 10 days. :-)
It was in short magical, painful and difficult. I saw and connected with many deeper truths about life and myself. In a way it would be so easy for me to live as a monk in this life, a part of me just loved it. However, I received a new direction in one of my meditating sessions- to work with dying people. And after I got over the shock of the idea, it made sense and felt right.
I would eventually like to help and guide people who have just left their body to cross over the 'void' to the next station. At the same time help the loved ones here on earth to communicate with the newly departed and visa versa, so that both parties can give each other peace and support in this natural process.
As first step I have started to do volunteer work in the Hospice in Utrecht. Quite a shock at first to see people in their last stages of life. Yet it is somehow beautiful. I can see how this will be the next big teachings for me.
My favourite thought on 'death'- Does a caterpillar die or is a butterfly born?
I have lived a sort of monk life in the last 6 months in Holland. I just didn't know how to live in a western society again. Now I am ready to expressive myself in a new way, in my way. Time to be active, meet people and enjoy... Walk the talk.
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