There and then
Tijn Touber | July 2004 issue He arrived at a place where most people rarely go: the here and now. And Eckhart Tolle definitely plans to stay there. Because in the here and now there are no problems; they belong to the future or the past. Tijn Touber spoke with the man who is living proof of his Read More...
You don't have to be Muslim...
With Ramadan approaching on 15th October, this can be an invitation to anybody who feels the need for "profound soul searching". A woman describes her initiation into the annual fasts. Cyntha Gonzalez-Kabil | October 2004 issue With Ramadan approaching on 15th October, this can be an invitation to Read More...
Miracle on Elm Street
A happy reminder that hope still reigns in the worldJay Walljasper | November 2004 issue I am sitting right now in what I jokingly refer to as Ode’s Western Hemisphere Editorial Headquarters, a/k/a the back bedroom of my house in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. At least that’s what I called it Read More...
The world according to ubuntu
'I am because you are.' This widespread African teaching reminds us that you cannot be human alone. Tijn Touber | September 2004 issue The African equivalent to Rene Descartes’s famous dictum, “I think, therefore I am,” which is the foundation of much modern Western culture, is called ubuntu Read More...
The masters fall silent
The current generation of healers is only an "instrument"Tijn Touber | November 2004 issue It’s not all that much fun anymore to interview gurus, coaches, therapists or masters. When you ask them what they actually do, they say: “Nothing, I’m only an instrument.” And if you then ask how Read More...
A new earth, here and now
Eckhart Tolle offers us hopeTijn Touber | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth is what you’d call the right book at the right moment. A lot of people are feeling a sense of urgency right now, as if something has got to happen—as if something must change before it’s too late. Read More...
Don't be overwhelmed by thoughts
Let your experiences make you happyTijn Touber | Jan/Feb 2006 issue The other day I was walking along the beach with a friend. The sun was setting and the water took on an orange hue as a fishing boat slowly glided by with a whole flock of seagulls in its wake. I breathed the cool sea air Read More...
The happiest man on earth
The Pope hung his own necklace around United Nations diplomat Robert Muller's neck. A North American Indian chief did the same. Muller still wears them both. Ode spoke with this unusual emissary of hope who has had considerable influence in the world. Tijn Touber | Jan/Feb 2006 issue When Read More...
Our families, our selves
Psychology and personal-growth movements are making a huge mistaek, says German therapist Bert Hellinger, in focusing on the individual over the family. Tijn Touber | December 2006 issue Spiritual growth and consciousness-raising have become nearly synonymous with individualism. Our isolated Read More...
Be The Beatles
It's time to remake the world the way they did Tijn Touber| July/Aug 2006 issue I recently spent 10 hours watching The Beatles Anthology, a five-DVD portrayal of the “Fab Four.” I saw them as innocent boys performing in a nightclub called The Cavern. I saw them playing for the queen of England Read More...