Essence of Self

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1. Do It My Way, or Give Up

   1 november 2026 · 4 min

   Afspelen

   The two strategies of the wounded will: stubborn insistence, or giving up so as not to feel the failure. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

2. The Stopped Child

   25 oktober 2026 · 4 min

   Afspelen

   When the will is stopped, the belly goes offline and reality feels overwhelming. Where the hole of will begins. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

3. Freedom Isn't Saying No

   18 oktober 2026 · 4 min

   Afspelen

   Why real will doesn't need to refuse — and how the false will keeps us from being fully who we are. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

4. The No-Person and the Yes-Person

   11 oktober 2026 · 3 min

   Afspelen

   Two ways the wounded will copes: the one who says no to everything, and the one who never says what they want. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

5. How the Will Gets Discouraged

   4 oktober 2026 · 5 min

   Afspelen

   'Every time I want, I fail.' How parents pass their own history to the child, and we grow our own software. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

6. The Runaway and the Mice

   27 september 2026 · 3 min

   Afspelen

   A small boy runs away from home to keep his mice — how the will gets discouraged, in one vivid childhood story. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

7. Breaking the Will

   20 september 2026 · 3 min

   Afspelen

   How 'no' after 'no' and the pressure to be tamed disconnect us from our natural will. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

8. It Needs Support, Not Discouragement

   13 september 2026 · 4 min

   Afspelen

   The awakening will is a miracle that needs holding, not breaking. The role of the caretakers. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

9. Meditation — Finding the Hara

   6 september 2026 · 25 min

   Afspelen

   A guided sitting into the belly center, the ground from which will and presence arise. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

10. The Will Awakens

    30 augustus 2026 · 3 min

    Afspelen

    Around age two the individual will emerges — the child begins to become a person. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

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