Thomas Mathias Blog

Integrity - the highest spiritual practice

I can’t stop saying it enough. To me, the highest spiritual practice is integrity. Because it is easy to talk about spiritual concepts....

Poem: Who is the painter on the empty canvas?

Why seek to understand an endless puzzle of memories, conditioning, trauma, thoughts, problems to solve? Why? Why even ask why? When a...

Social Media, Vulnerability & Privacy

There was a time where I would share lengthy vulnerable posts on the processes I was going through. It was like a trend in the social...

Yogic Siddhis: Dormant spiritual powers that awaken through insight and practice

ॐ In the Yoga Sutra’s, an ancient scripture of over 2000 years old, one of the four chapter is completely dedicated to describe...

Honor your obstacles

In life and as humans, we inevitably encounter obstacles along our path. Sometimes, these obstacles protect us from going down a path...

Poem: Living as love

We can never start too soon Be Love outside the practice room. Dissolving the separation Between life and meditation. Watching every...

Dealing with the ego when doing spiritual work

Someone I coach asked me: I want to build my personal brand, I believe I can help people. I was wondering how you do that? Obviously you...

The only way out is through

I used to be, and still am, deeply interested in the concept - or rather experience of - enlightenment. Complete spiritual clarity. But I...

Allow people to be exactly as they are

Part of the spiritual process is to learn to allow people to be exactly as they are, and not how you want them to be. And to make no...

I do not wish anyone healing

Because to wish so would imply that someone is currently broken.

Lessons I learned from coaching for 4 years

Since about four years I’ve been doing one-on-one mentorships and coaching. Its shape has been ever transforming, and I’ve learned a lot...

Combining spiritual methods

In an era in which a wide variety of ancient spiritual teachings is more accessible than ever, many people will naturally and unavoidably...

The Commitment to Experience Beauty

The Commitment to Experience Beauty⁣ ⁣ -⁣ ⁣ A commitment to myself that naturally unfolded throughout the years, one of my highest...

Don't rush your healing journey

for otherwise you will never lose yourself or be happy.

Poem: The unchanging in you and me

I play out infinite different forms Each time I die and I’m reborn. I am not who I was before And also tomorrow I won’t be I am not even...

Fully Trusting the Pull from Your Heart and Surrendering to the Intelligence of Life

Fully Trusting the Pull from Your Heart and Surrendering to the Intelligence of Life As soon as we open up spiritually, to some kind of...

The Life-Long Maturation of Authenticity

Is there anyone that can claim full authenticity? I know I wouldn’t dare to make that claim myself whatsoever and would highly doubt...

Debunking assumptions about spiritual enlightenment

I always get excited, and also a little self-conscious (which is actually quite funny in this context), to speak about this: The concept...

Spiritual awakening versus spiritual bypassing.

Whatever we do in the name of spirituality, if it doesn’t lead to more personal responsibility, doesn’t improve our relationships, and...

One-pointed focus - why do many eastern spiritual traditions teach it?

Many ancient scriptures and spiritual methods - from the Yoga Sutra's, to the Buddhist Eightfold Path, to Taoism, the list goes on -...

From soaked almonds, to sexual energy, to spiritual awakening

One of my daily practices that comes from Ayurveda is to eat a handful of soaked almonds each morning to increase what is known as...

The true job of a coach, ‘healer’, teacher or mentor...

The true job of a coach, ‘healer’, teacher or mentor... …Is not to save you, feel sorry for you, give you advice or answers, or do the...

Working with Energy and Alchemizing Your Libido

Personally, I started my spiritual journey as a skeptic. I got interested in meditation, because it made sense to my scientific mind, but...

From Indivi-Duality to Non-Duality

When caught in the illusion of separation and individuality, one sees oneself as a separate entity in a world full of separate entities.⁣...

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Oṁ saha nāvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | saha vīryam karavāvahai | tejasvi nāvadhītamastu | mā vidviṣāvahai | oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

ॐ सह नाववतु। सह नौnभुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om, May we be nourished together | May we be nurtured together | May we strive with vigour together | May our learnings bring insight | May their be peace amongst | Om, Peace, Peace, Peace ||

Oṁ saha nāvavatu |
saha nau bhunaktu |
saha vīryam karavāvahai |
tejasvi nāvadhītamastu |
mā vidviṣāvahai |
oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

ॐ सह नाववतु।
सह नौnभुनक्तु ।
सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु
मा विद्विषावहै ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om, May we be nourished together |
May we be nurtured together |
May we strive with vigour together |
May our learnings bring insight |
May their be peace amongst |
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace ||