Open Sky Newsletter
November 2022
Turning within
Impressions from the Meditation Weekend at Open Sky House Hitdorf
Come and join us for a free volunteer week in 2023!
Nature
We are an Essential Part of Nature, not superior or separate
“There is the potential for us to connect to the Deep Peace inside and be ready to Accept each moment as it comes, to live in a Natural Flow, content with what is already there.”
– John David –
The reality of Climate Change is that unless we make Radical Changes, it may actually already be too late. We have pushed our Planet’s Ecosystem into a Tipping Point where it could easily collapse. What is most essential for saving the planet, and our future generations, is to develop Self-Awareness. This means to become fully Aware of our Inner Essential Nature which guides our Intentions and Actions.
Peter Beard – An unusual photographer and observer
In a recent Zoom Meeting John David shared some inspiring anecdotes and insights of Peter Beard, a photographer who went to Kenya to photograph and study the African wildlife. What he witnessed was a fatal mismanagement of natural reserves by which thousands of elephants died due to starvation as their habitat was shrinked drastically.
According to Peter, this fate of those elephants might be the fate of our species in the near future. With blunt honesty the photographer documents his time in Africa and the expression of the unconscious of humanity.
John David on Climate Change
Peter Beard on the End of the Game
Open Sky House Spiritual Community to provide a fertile environment for people to develop a greater awareness
To support us all on this journey to our True Nature, we have created an Oasis: Open Sky House – a Space for Self-Discovery.
On this journey we need to confront strong things inside, often based on Traumatic Memories and connected with our ego survival mechanisms. Letting go of this is not easy, it makes us very vulnerable. Therefore, the support of an Unconditionally Loving and Caring Community of people provides vital help.
This is what we urgently need; Healthy Communities of people to support Healthy Families and Healthy Children. Our Community is a beginning, an Oasis of Conscious Living rippling into the world.
We hope our Spiritual Oasis will inspire and support more people to start this inner journey of Self-Discovery; for the sake of Yourself, the People around you and even our Planet itself.
The Art of Honey
SQUEEZE AGAINST SNEEZE
A Delicious Mixture
4% Pollen – 2% Royal Jelly
2% Propolis – 92% Honey
INTRODUCTING SQUEEZE
This Packaging allows you to SQUEEZE a little bit of the mixture into the mouth to get an Instant Energy Boost.
There is a lot of interesting information on the internet about the properties of all the elements in this mixture.
For our team, SQUEEZE is a must have in the bag for cold winter days.
History:
The rejuvenating effects of Propolis and Pollen have been know since the ancient time. Already in 3000 BC Greeks and Egyptians believed that gods create their salves and medicines from honey and propolis. In their cultures bee products have been used to treat all kinds of ailments and the great Pharaohs
have been conserved with propolis.
Denia
The Construction continues. Our Guesthouse and Oasis is continuing to transform, growing in capacity and beauty. The property still has many uncharted corners which we are gradually beautifying, such as the area under the pool which we transformed from a basic dormitory into three stylish guest rooms.
Volunteer Handymen Welcome at Open Sky Villa Spain!
Mongolian Yurts with Tropical outdoor Bathroom
Winter Retreat
with John David
23th – 27th Dec
Spend Christmas
in Silence and Community.
Nourish your Deepest Essence.
Upcoming Events
Christmas Retreat
at Open Sky House Hitdorf
23 – 27 December
Enter more deeply into the flow of life
This intimate retreat welcomes anyone who wants to spend Christmas in silence and community, and nurtures the deepest and most real part of us. A Christmas menu with cabaret, walks on the Rhine, meditation and chanting mantras accompany the daily meetings with John David.
India Retreat
at Arunachala Mountain
8 – 29 January
You may imagine to yourself that you have parted from God, but know that He never parts from you.
– Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi –
Join us for a Pilgrimage to one of India’s most powerful spiritual sanctuaries at the feet of Arunachala Mountain which has been a powerful place of pilgrimage for two thousand years. It attracted the young Ramana Maharshi after his Self-realisation.
Vipassana Island
at Open Sky House Hitdorf
10 – 12 February
and Open Sky Villa Denia, Spain
10 – 12 March
Silence is the Language of the Heart
A shortened and intensified way of a classic Vipassana Course. Spend a whole weekend with yourself, sitting in silence in the supportive energy of a meditating group, the Open Sky House Community and John David who has been guiding people into their hearts and essence for 25 years.
Free Volunteer Week
at Open Sky House Hitdorf
13 – 19 February
20 – 26 March
Get a Taste of Living in Spiritual Community
Join the flow of the community and take the chance and discover how spirituality can be lived in everyday life. Come one week for free as a volunteer, meet like-hearted people and John David, the spiritual teacher of the Open Sky House Community. Take part in the daily activities and meditations and the evening program.
Meditation Weekend
at Open Sky House Hitdorf
18 – 19 März
To understand the Miracle of Life, the mind must be very quiet.
In this weekend members of the Community will introduce you to a variety of still and active meditation practices. In Satsang with John David you can ask questions and share your experiences. This gives you the opportunity to find the right practices for you which you can bring into your every day life.
Christmas Retreat
at Open Sky House Hitdorf
23 – 27 December
Enter more deeply into the flow of life
This intimate retreat welcomes anyone who wants to spend Christmas in silence and community, and nurtures the deepest and most real part of us. A Christmas menu with cabaret, walks on the Rhine, meditation and chanting mantras accompany the daily meetings with John David.
India Retreat
at Arunachala Mountain
8 – 29 January
You may imagine to yourself that you have parted from God, but know that He never parts from you.
– Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi –
Join us for a Pilgrimage to one of India’s most powerful spiritual sanctuaries at the feet of Arunachala Mountain which has been a powerful place of pilgrimage for two thousand years. It attracted the young Ramana Maharshi after his Self-realisation.
Vipassana Island
at Open Sky House Hitdorf
10 – 12 February
and Open Sky Villa Denia, Spain
10 – 12 March
Silence is the Language of the Heart
A shortened and intensified way of a classic Vipassana Course. Spend a whole weekend with yourself, sitting in silence in the supportive energy of a meditating group, the Open Sky House Community and John David who has been guiding people into their hearts and essence for 25 years.
Free Volunteer Week
at Open Sky House Hitdorf
13 – 19 February
20 – 26 March
Get a Taste of Living in Spiritual Community
Join the flow of the community and take the chance and discover how spirituality can be lived in everyday life. Come one week for free as a volunteer, meet like-hearted people and John David, the spiritual teacher of the Open Sky House Community. Take part in the daily activities and meditations and the evening program.
Meditation Weekend
at Open Sky House Hitdorf
17 – 19 March
To understand the Miracle of Life, the mind must be very quiet.
In this weekend members of the Community will introduce you to a variety of still and active meditation practices. In Satsang with John David you can ask questions and share your experiences. This gives you the opportunity to find the right practices for you which you can bring into your every day life.