by Frits | Feb 28, 2026 | MBCL Blog
During my last silent retreat, after a few days, an old memory suddenly came to mind: I remembered a situation in which I had not behaved particularly elegantly or wisely. The memory stuck with me and resurfaced regularly over the next few days, accompanied by various...
by Frits | Jun 9, 2025 | MBCL Blog, MBCL Blog
This idea of shared humanity and the connections that we make with one another – that’s what, in fact, makes life worth living.– Clint Smith, author and scholar Some time ago, I read “The Lonely Century” by economist Noreena Hertz. In her book she...
by Frits | Sep 7, 2024 | MBCL Blog
As human beings, we all sometimes find it difficult to understand and accept things that have gone wrong – either by ourselves or by others. We may then dwell in blaming, resentment or bitterness, and we usually do not become happier as a result. The meaning and value...
by Frits | Sep 26, 2023 | MBCL Blog
In the world we live in today, kindness and compassion are qualities that are easily overwhelmed by the harshness we can meet in ourselves and in the world around us. However as science has confirmed, kindness and compassion are very important contributors to...
by Frits | May 4, 2023 | MBCL Blog
“Contemporary scientific knowledge solidly affirmsthat kindness and compassion are to the brainwhat the breath is to life.” In the end of the 70s, like all young men in the Netherlands, I had to join military service for some time. I had just started to...
