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The mystic's renunciation
We can easily dismiss the mystic's attraction to asceticism, abstinence and renunciation as originating from backward life- and...
Amir Freimann
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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Two approaches to spirit and me
In the first chapter of my "spiritual journey", from when I was 16 to 29, I was moved, with growing determination and urgency, to break...
Amir Freimann
Jan 5, 20232 min read
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Awareness of the sacred in times of crisis
I the interviews I conducted with spiritual exemplars as part of my PhD research, one of the questions I asked was: Did you have in your...
Amir Freimann
Jul 16, 20222 min read
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From Beirut to Burma
Some years ago I created a short (5 minute) video clip, about my experience as a soldier in the 1982 Israel-Lebanon War, after which I...
Amir Freimann
Mar 27, 20224 min read
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My Morning Chant
A friend told me I should share my morning chant, so here it is. I chant the first part before meditating and the second as I come out of...
Amir Freimann
Feb 20, 20221 min read
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A dangerous experiment in overcoming fear
During my morning hike it started raining and I suddenly remembered a pretty crazy adventure I had some 30 years ago on Mt. Tamalpais in...
Amir Freimann
Feb 20, 20222 min read
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