Relax with Meditation

These Quiet Habits make you great

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 2 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0700

– Inspired by C.S. Lewis

Life is not mainly shaped by what happens to us – but by how we respond.

The strongest person doesn't react immediately.

They pause.

That small moment – the space between stimulus and response – makes all the difference.

The Genius Difference

What separates a genius from an ordinary person?

Albert Einstein said it simply:

"We let ourselves have time to solve the problem. We wait until the answer comes – without actively thinking about it."

That's not laziness. That's wisdom.

Why Reacting Is Dangerous

We get unexpected challenges every day.

And the most stupid thing a human being can do?

React immediately.

Everything gets worse when you act from impulse.

Instead:

Step out of the situation.

Calm down.

Then discover the solution.

Otherwise, you have no control – over yourself, your reactions, your emotions, your thoughts.

You're just steering a ship through a storm without a rudder or compass.

A Mental Reframe for Bad Situations

When I'm in a bad situation, my immediate reaction is to tell myself:

"It doesn't matter anyway. It's not important whether I get this or not."

That small shift changes everything.

When You Get Offended

When we're offended, we don't react emotionally.

We feel our emotions – but we don't act from them.

Don't suppress your emotions – watch them.

Feel them, but don't become them. (Zen wisdom)

Feeling your anger doesn't make you weak.

Acting on it does.

Feeling hurt doesn't make you weak.

Reacting from it does.

Don't let your feelings dictate your behavior.

Two Tricks When You're Abused

1. Let the dogs bark.

"They can't do differently."

2. "I am also that."

We are everything.

The person attacking you is emphasizing one bad habit – but we all have flaws.

This brings humility and perspective.

The Reward: Self-Respect

By controlling yourself – instead of acting impulsively – you gain:

Respect for yourself

Trust in yourself

Awareness – so you respond much better

You become calmer.

You learn to appreciate solitude.

If You Can't Be Alone...

If you can't appreciate solitude, you're afraid of yourself.

Afraid of your thoughts.

"What if I had done it better?"

"What if I hadn't reacted that way?"

The suppressed thoughts and emotions you run from will surface anyway.

What Solitude Reveals

In stillness, you discover:

What you really want – and what you don't

The thought patterns that disturb you

More awareness and clarity

Then you can act better – and live better.

Your thinking becomes quieter.

Your intuition grows stronger.

The Path to God

And only when you have calmness in your mind –

can you connect to God.

You cannot speak to God when your mind is full of noise.

This is true for every religion.

That is why meditation is one of the greatest things you can do.

Silence reveals what we truly think.

My Video: These Quiet Habits make you great https://youtu.be/_je5MfpXA_U

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Stephen King Quotes

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

The scariest moment is always just before you start.

you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.

We lie best when we lie to ourselves.

Love isn't soft, like the poets say. Love has teeth which bite and the wounds never close.

You have to stay faithful to what you're working on.

Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.

What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous motherfuckers in the jungle.

I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that much better after all.

Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.

No good friends, no bad friends; only people you want, need to be with. People who build their houses in your heart.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

My Video: Stephen King Quotes https://youtu.be/krbs6Vg6vts

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Stephen-King-Quotes.mp3

A New Age Recipe for Faith in the Lord

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

Yesterday, my YouTube feed was flooded with videos about Christianity – faith in God, mega-churches, and the state of modern belief.

It got me thinking…

The Rise and Fall of Mega-Churches

In the United States, mega-churches were booming – some with seating for 15,000 to 20,000 people. They were powerful, wealthy, and influential.

But here's the problem:

Many of these so-called pastors had never studied theology. Instead of teaching scripture, they preached a mixture of Christianity + positive thinking – a feel-good gospel with little substance.

Traditional churches criticized them sharply:

"There's no word of Jesus. No real religious wisdom."

Why study theology for years when you can make $100 million or more by selling hope without sacrifice?

Before COVID, these mega-churches were money-making machines.

Then the pandemic hit. Doors closed. And after COVID, people realized:

The teaching was empty. The business was over.

Sex, Guilt, and Hypocrisy

Around the same time, shallow Christian content flooded YouTube – cheap speeches, mixed with messages about sex and lust.

Today, psychology and medicine both confirm:

Sex is healthy and natural.

So why did the church make people feel guilty about it?

"For sure – no sex, no people."

Yet many churches exploited their congregations, burdening them with shame over something God Himself created.

The Wrong Conclusion

Some now preach:

"You don't need rules or sacrifices. Just have faith in the Lord."

But that is a dangerous half-truth.

Four Truths About Real Faith

1. Every religion requires discipline

"You have to keep the rules of the religion you choose – otherwise, no religion will work." – Osho

2. God honors those who honor Him

"If you don't care for God, God doesn't care for you. If you come to work once a week instead of five days, you get fired." – African church proverb

Every single day, you must surrender to God and spend time in contemplation. Without that, you don't receive the full benefits of your faith.

3. Time is the real thief

Billy Graham said it beautifully:

"A hundred years ago, people had plenty of time. Today, everything moves faster – and we have no time left for God."

4. Stop wasting time on your phone

Instead of scrolling endlessly, use that time for God.

That one shift could change everything.

How Can I Get Faith in the Lord?

You can't see God – so how do you believe?

Let me ask you this:

Can you have faith in a goal you can only reach after many years of hard work?

When I was a kid, I dreamed of becoming an engineer.

I was bad at school. It took me over 10 years to realize that dream.

Without faith – without belief in something I couldn't yet see – I could never have done it.

So what's the difference between faith in a goal and faith in God?

The hard work.

You have to do the work to connect with the Lord – just like you do the work to achieve any meaningful dream.

The Professor and the Buddha

A professor once went to Buddha and said:

"I don't believe what you say. There is no Nirvana."

Buddha replied:

"Sit in silence beside me. Stay with my devotees. Speak not a single word for two years. Then ask me any question you like."

After some time, the professor understood.

He no longer needed to ask. He had found peace of mind – not through argument, but through presence.

The Woman Who Lost Everything

Another woman came to Buddha, broken.

She had lost her entire family – her husband, her children – one by one.

Buddha said:

"Go to every house in this village and collect one mustard seed from each home where no one has ever died."

She returned in the evening with empty hands.

Because in every house, death had visited.

Then she asked:

"Let me discover what never dies."

My Own Story

This story became my reality.

I lost our unborn child.

Then my spouse.

Then my family, my community, my job, my money.

Everything I had built was taken away.

And in that emptiness, I surrendered to the inner path.

I found my connection to God – not in a church, but in the silence.

After that, I spent over 10 years in meditation retreats – not running from the world, but running toward the truth.

Final Thought

Faith is not a one-time decision.

It is a daily practice. A surrender. A discipline.

You don't get it by sitting in a big building once a week.

You get it by showing up – every single day – in silence, in prayer, in contemplation.

"Faith without works is dead." – James 2:26

The recipe is old. But it works.

And it's more needed now than ever.

My Video: NEW AGE RECEIPT FOR Faith in the Lord https://youtu.be/T3Y3nw_fyoc

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The Collapse Has Already Started:

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

Why We Are Getting Smarter at Scrolling and Dumber at Living?

1. The Data That Shook Me

Recent global studies on intelligence show a staggering decline over the last 20 years.

We are losing IQ points. Critical thinking is eroding. The ability to focus, analyze, and question—the very skills that built civilization—are fading.

This is not a coincidence.

This timeline matches exactly when social media took over our lives.

2. The Addiction Machine

The West did it before. In the 19th century, opium was forced into China to weaken the nation through addiction—making the population docile, exploitable, and controllable.

Today, we did it to ourselves.

We handed our attention to corporations that profit from distraction. Every notification, every algorithm, every infinite scroll is engineered to keep us hooked.

If you train your muscles, they grow stronger. If you don't, they atrophy.

The same is true for your brain.

What you don't use, you lose. He who rests, rusts.

3. The Multitasking Myth

We brag about multitasking. We say we can handle it all—work, social media, news, messages, all at once.

But the science is clear: multitasking destroys depth.

When you divide your attention, you get shallow results. Compare that to deep, focused thinking on one subject—the difference is staggering.

A squirrel is a multitasker. It constantly scans for danger, snacks, and movement. It never goes deep. It survives, but it never creates.

Now look at a mobile phone addict. Tell me—what is the difference?

We are training ourselves to think like squirrels. And we are surprised that we are not building cathedrals anymore.

4. One Deep Hole vs. Thousand Shallow Holes

If you want to find water in a desert, you have two options:

Dig thousands of shallow holes—find nothing.

Dig one deep hole—and reach water.

Today, we dig shallow holes everywhere. We skim articles. We watch short videos. We hop from topic to topic.

Albert Einstein said: "It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer."

We no longer stay with questions. We move on to the next distraction before the first question is even fully formed.

5. The Piano and the Government

Imagine a piano in your room—beautiful, powerful, capable of creating masterpieces.

Now imagine the government tells you: You are not allowed to play it.

The piano becomes useless. Your intelligence becomes useless.

Who benefits from a population that cannot think critically?

Politicians who waste our money on useless wars. Corporations who sell us products we don't need. Elites who want obedience, not questions.

Distraction is the perfect tool for control. A sleeping population does not rebel. It scrolls.

6. Love Died. God Died. The Phone Killed Both.

20 years ago, we scrolled every 40 seconds.

Today, it's every 4 seconds.

Our attention span is collapsing—and with it, our ability to love.

Can a narcissist love someone who is addicted to a mobile phone?

No. Love requires presence. It requires patience. It requires deep listening—not the kind where you nod while checking notifications.

And what about God?

Google has replaced prayer. The algorithm has replaced the divine. We don't contemplate the mystery of existence—we Google it.

7. The Death of Partnership

The statistics are brutal:

Statistic 1950 Today

Women married 78% < 47%

Average marriage age 22 28+

Singles dating (20–30) N/A < 30% use dating apps

In China, women over 28 are called "leftover" and told not to marry.

My parents told me the same: You married too late.

The truth is harsher:

If you are a man earning below average, you have almost no chance to marry today. Women marry later—and the later they marry, the harder it is to adapt to partnership.

Men have given up. They don't even try anymore.

8. The Birthrate Crisis—and the Pension Bomb

In South Korea, the fertility rate is 0.47 children per woman.

That is the lowest in human history.

Who will pay for the pensions? Who will work, build, innovate?

The West is not far behind.

9. Depression, Obesity, and Suicide

The young generation has never been more depressed.

Never been more suicidal.

Never been more obese.

Industrial food is designed to addict. Social media is designed to depress. The result is a population that is sick, sad, and scrolling.

10. The Titanic Is Sinking—and We Are Scrolling

WWIII looms on the horizon.

The Strait of Hormuz could explode any day.

Global debt is at record highs.

And we are still scrolling—hoping for more likes, more retweets, more validation.

The Titanic is sinking, and we are rearranging the deck chairs on our phones.

11. How I Wrote This Blog

"I let my subconscious work on the problems while I did other things. I looked at the problem, walked away, and came back when the solution had formed. This is not laziness—this is how the brain creates breakthroughs." I needed several days, absorbed all the information I got in the meantime…

They say deep thinking is dead. But I once told my boss: 'Give me a shower, I give you the solution.' I walked away from the desk. I let my mind wander. And when I came back, the answer was there—fully formed. I didn't work harder. I worked smarter. Deep thinking is not dead. It is just being drowned out by the noise. We have to reclaim it."

12. The Way Out

There is no government program that will save us.

No app. No pill. No new law.

The only way out is inward.

We must relearn what we have forgotten:

How to sit in silence.

How to read a book without checking our phones.

How to have a conversation without interruption.

How to ask a question—and stay with it until we find an answer.

It will be painful. It will be boring. It will be hard.

But so is digging a deep hole in the desert—until you find water.

Final Thought

I am not smarter than you. I am not wiser.

But I have decided to stay with the questions longer.

Will you?

My Video: The Collapse Has Already Started https://youtu.be/HEbghcPN1q0

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/The-Collapse-Has-Already-started.mp3

The Most Important Things in Life Are "Useless"

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

Zhuangzi Was Right All Along

Inspired by: Zhuangzi Was Right All Along

The Trap of Usefulness

Our society proclaims:

If it is not useful, it is a waste of time.

If it doesn't make money, it is not worth doing.

If it doesn't lead somewhere, it should not be started.

Slowly, without noticing, we begin to measure everything in this way.

What is the point?

What is the return?

What do I get out of this?

Something strange is happening.

We have never been more efficient—and we have never felt more empty.

People don't daydream anymore. They waste their time on social media with their smartphones to distract themselves—instead of using the saved time for pleasure.

They optimize, they don't explore. They calculate, and then they waste their time on their smartphones.

Hobbies Become Side Hustles

Even hobbies are no longer free. They are turned into "side hustles."

Even rest feels guilty if it is not productive. And so people procrastinate because they don't have enough pleasure or playtime anymore.

They lose their curiosity, their wonder, and the courage to do something for no reason at all.

The Usefulness of the Useless

Zhuangzi said:

"The usefulness of the useless is the greatest usefulness."

Sounds contradictory.

But "useless" doesn't mean meaningless. It means:

Not driven by immediate reward

Not forced into productivity

Not reduced to a function

It is the act of doing something simply because you are drawn to it—out of curiosity, out of love, or out of a quiet sense that this matters.

Like love. Like playing. Look at children playing.

Even if you can't explain why.

Where Greatness Begins

This is where art begins.

This is where science begins.

This is where exploration begins.

Not with profit, but with wonder.

Our whole science started with exploration without having profit in sight. Because we wanted to know. The drive was not to make money—and so science was far more effective.

The Corruption of Modern Science

Today, our science is corrupt because the aim is publications—and suppressing opposing evidence.

After five years, 90% of scientific "facts" are proven wrong or outdated.

For instance, the myth of drinking two liters of water every day—even though it has been proven that it harms the heart and kidneys. You should only drink when you are thirsty, like every animal. That makes sense, but science doesn't like that.

The Paradox of Our Time

Today we have more tools, more comfort, and more access to knowledge than any generation before us—and yet we hesitate to begin.

We scroll endlessly, consuming fragments of other people's lives.

We have ideas, but we rarely act on them because we don't want to risk. We want to consume. We want instant gratification.

And then we convince ourselves that it might not be useful, worth it, or lead us to something meaningful.

Losing Our Childlike Wonder

We lose our naivety, our willingness to explore, to try, to imagine like children.

Without the useless, there is:

No art

No wonder

No love

No breakthrough

No leading into the unknown

Our lives become repetition, optimization, and distraction—and that leads to frustration.

Never has the frustration level of the young generation been higher than today.

The Final Truth

If you only pursue what is useful, you will never reach what truly matters.

What truly matters starts as something unnecessary, something inefficient, something unjustified—something useless.

What drives humanity forward comes from:

Curiosity

Passion

A quiet refusal of the status quo

The useless things—like love, awareness, and religious values—are the highest forms of living.

And the smartphone? It leads to addiction and distraction.

My Video: The Most Important Things in Life Are “Useless” https://youtu.be/A0BVJVs7q8w

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New findings for healing from clove water

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

Clove water, made by steeping whole or ground cloves in hot water and then straining them, offers several potential health benefits. These benefits are primarily due to a compound called eugenol, which is the main active ingredient in cloves.

Here’s a breakdown of the key benefits, along with important safety considerations.

Potential Health Benefits

1. Rich in Antioxidants

Cloves are packed with antioxidants, including eugenol. These compounds help fight oxidative stress caused by free radicals, which can damage your cells and contribute to chronic diseases like heart disease and certain cancers.

2. May Aid Digestion

Clove water is a traditional remedy for various digestive issues.

Reduces Gas and Bloating: It can help stimulate the production of digestive enzymes, which may reduce gas, bloating, and indigestion.

Soothes Nausea: Sipping on clove water may help alleviate feelings of nausea.

3. Oral Health Support

Thanks to its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, clove water can be a great addition to your oral hygiene routine.

Fights Bad Breath: The antimicrobial properties help kill bacteria that cause bad breath.

Reduces Gum Inflammation: It can soothe sore or bleeding gums. (Note: It is not a substitute for professional dental care).

May Ease Toothache: While clove oil is more potent for this purpose, clove water can provide mild, temporary relief for tooth pain.

4. Blood Sugar Regulation

Some studies suggest that eugenol and other compounds in cloves may help improve insulin function and lower blood sugar. Drinking clove water could be a supportive practice for managing blood sugar levels, but it is crucial to consult with a doctor first, especially if you are on diabetes medication.

5. Supports Liver Health

The antioxidants in cloves, particularly eugenol, have been shown in studies to have a protective effect on the liver, potentially helping to reduce oxidative stress and improve liver function.

6. May Help Regulate Blood Pressure

Some research indicates that the compounds in cloves may help relax blood vessels, which can contribute to lower blood pressure.

7. Immune System Support

Cloves have antimicrobial and antibacterial properties, which means clove water could potentially help your body fight off minor infections and support your overall immune system.

How to Make Clove Water

Making clove water is very simple:

Crush 1-2 teaspoons of whole cloves (or use 1-2 teaspoons of ground cloves) to release their beneficial oils.

Bring 1-2 cups of water to a boil.

Pour the hot water over the crushed cloves.

Cover and let it steep for 10-20 minutes. The longer it steeps, the stronger it will be.

Strain the liquid to remove the clove pieces.

You can drink it warm or chilled. You may also add a slice of lemon or a small amount of honey for taste.

Important Precautions and Side Effects

While clove water is generally safe for most people when consumed in moderation, it's important to be aware of the risks:

Blood Thinning: Eugenol can slow blood clotting. If you have a bleeding disorder or are about to have surgery, avoid consuming large amounts of clove water. It can also interact with blood-thinning medications like warfarin.

Low Blood Sugar: If you are on medication for diabetes, drinking clove water could potentially lower your blood sugar too much. Monitor your levels carefully.

Allergic Reactions: Some people may be allergic to cloves. Discontinue use if you experience itching, rash, or difficulty breathing.

Children and Infants: Clove water should not be given to infants or young children, as it can be too strong and carries a risk of adverse effects.

Not a Substitute for Medical Treatment: Clove water is a complementary health practice and should not replace any prescribed medications or professional medical advice.

Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult with a healthcare provider before starting any new health regimen.

My Video: New findings for healing from clove water https://youtu.be/Au4N-H9g9F4

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Katharine Hepburn Quotes

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

You are the only person you can actually change.

It's not what you start in life, it's what you finish.

Loved people are loving people.

You can’t change the music of your soul.

Never complain. Never explain.

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.

Life is hard. After all, it kills you.

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

Identify Your Natural Talent

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 9 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

Stop developing skills until you identify your natural talent.

Everybody has a God-given gift or talent.

Often, it is hard to see your own talents because they feel completely normal to you. You notice the effort others put in, but you don't notice your own.

As the saying goes: I can make you look, but I can’t make you see.

Other people are often the ones who discover your talents for you.

Seeing is a choice.

A Story About Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand originally wanted to become an actor.

But when her boyfriend heard her singing, he was shocked—he had never heard such a beautiful voice before.

He told her, "You have to become a singer."

Would you agree?

Talent vs. Skill

If you invest 10,000 hours in your talent, your talent will manifest.

But first, you need to discover it—and then work hard to develop it.

Without deliberate practice and excellence, no talent is truly accessible.

Talent is domain-dependent.

A domain is an area of control, knowledge, interest, or activity.

Talent only reveals itself when the environment activates it.

A person can go through their entire life without ever discovering their talent.

Imagine a gifted mathematician, musician, or strategist who never encounters situations that allow them to discover or develop their abilities.

The Hardware and Software Analogy

You can’t develop a talent—you are born with it.

A skill is what you do with the hardware.

Talent is the hardware itself.

Skill is the software.

Parents should pay close attention to the natural talents of their children.

A Different Way of Perceiving Reality

Talent is a different way of perceiving reality.

For example, I am dyslexic. My brain is structured differently—the language center is located on a different hemisphere. At night, I get lost easily because it’s very difficult for me to match nighttime lighting with the mental map I formed during daylight (a common trait among dyslexics).

But for every disadvantage, there is an advantage.

For dyslexics, that advantage is often outstanding creativity.

How to Find Your God-Given Talent

Enter many domains—explore different areas of knowledge, interests, and activities.

Pay attention to what comes easier to you than to others.

Listen to external feedback—what do people consistently compliment you on?

Pay attention to what you are obsessive about—what grabs your focus without effort?

Talent is not something you manufacture.

It is what reality reveals when you place yourself in the right domain.

Move through many areas in life, and let something reveal your talents to you.

How to Communicate with the Lord?

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

I recently listened to a polished speech from the new Pope.

And I asked myself:

Is he really connected – to his heart, to God – when he speaks?

Honestly? I don't think so.

So I can't believe what he says.

The Problem with Polished Words

There's an old sales saying:

"Emotions sell, and data tells."

When you sing, speak, or sell – you want to make an impact.

And if your words come from real emotion, you connect with people.

But a polished speech?

Nobody is interested – not even God.

C.S. Lewis on Prayer

After the Pope's speech, I was drawn to a video by C.S. Lewis – "How to Talk to God the Right Way."

His message cut through:

God is not impressed by polished speeches or prayers. He rather ignores them.

If you pray out of need, or let your words flow from humility – God hears you.

But polished words?

They are born from arrogance or pride.

Both the Bible and the Quran warn:

"God does not like the proud."

"Pride comes before the fall."

Why I Can't Repeat Prayers

Honestly?

I never repeat prayers – because they feel useless to me.

I need to connect with God.

Without that connection, I feel devastated.

And then these religions come along, offering a formula to pray "the right way."

They are so proud of their stupid prayers – but they never work for most people.

How I Actually Pray

I speak to God as my friend and helper.

I want to make God happy – with the things I do, or simply with how I live.

My work is my prayer.

Do your best – because you do it for God.

Do everything to please Him. That should be our goal.

The Heart of Prayer – C.S. Lewis's Definition

"Our heart should be in our prayer. Without praying out of our heart, the prayer is useless."

Prayer is not to impress God.

It is to reveal yourself to Him.

Crafted prayers don't work.

But when we pour our heart out to God – raw, real, vulnerable – He responds.

Jesus in the Garden

Think of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.

He didn't recite a polished prayer.

He trembled. He sweated drops of blood.

His prayer was so raw, so vulnerable – it still echoes today.

How to Talk to God – A Simple Guide

Based on C.S. Lewis's teaching, here's how to communicate with God:

Instead of... Do this...

Polished, memorized prayers Speak from your heart – your real feelings

Trying to impress God Be humble and honest about your need

Repeating formulas Pour out your worries, fears, and desires

Praying to look good Reveal yourself – the good, bad, and ugly

Using fancy religious language Speak like you're talking to a close friend

Final Thought

God doesn't want your eloquence.

He wants you – your heart, your struggle, your honesty.

As Jesus showed us, real prayer is sometimes trembling, sweating, and crying out in the dark.

That's the kind of prayer that never dies.

My Video: How to Communicate with the Lord? https://youtu.be/z7TH5XU3Ygs

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/How-to-Communicate-with-the-Lord.mp3

Why Fighting Your Feelings Is Making Everything Worse

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 2 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0700

The Problem: We Suppress, Not Feel

We are programmed to make feelings go away instead of feeling them.

We look for distraction—easy to find today—and suppress our emotions.

We think our emotions are our enemy.

We like to be together with happy people, with no drama.

And so we consume a lot of drugs, or we become addicted to social media and our mobile phones.

Look at today's health reports:

60% of children are chronically ill.

10% are autistic.

Suicide rates are at an all-time high.

Depression has never been at such a high level.

Wars are raging like crazy.

The suicide rate of U.S. Army servicemen is five times higher than the death rate on the battlefield.

Isn't this evidence enough to question a society that supports the suppression of emotions?

How Does It Start?

We send our five-year-old child to kindergarten. It comes back depressed.

We politely ask what happened, and then we say:

"Don't see it that way. Don't be emotionally affected. Don't go into your emotions. You see it absolutely wrong."

The message is clear: Suppress your emotions.

Instead, we should let the child cry or express its emotions fully.

Just be there. Comfort it until it finds calmness by itself.

You think that will never happen?

It will happen—it just needs time.

And please, don't scroll on your mobile phone while doing it.

A Personal Story: India

We decided to go to India.

Our journey was very challenging—so many things went wrong.

She wanted to go home. I said: "Go. I will continue."

But she stayed.

She could express all of her emotions, her doubts, her anxiety. She got severely sick twice.

Can you imagine? We went from 45°C heat to freezing snowstorms at 5,400 meters altitude in Ladakh, and then back to 45°C in Delhi and Varanasi.

She couldn't eat the Indian food. She had never experienced freezing temperatures as a Thai person. There was no heating. The internet didn't work.

Shocking or not?

For me, it wasn't—because I'm used to it.

At the end of the trip, she asked me: "Where should we go next time?"

I said: "Africa."

She said: "OK."

Why?

Because she could express all her emotions and never got abandoned or punished.

That is what a true relationship looks like.

What Happens When We Suppress Negative Feelings?

Suppressed negative emotions will:

Make us sick.

Influence our decisions negatively.

Increase our fear level significantly.

Make us addicted to consumption, shopping, distraction, social media, drugs, etc.

Isolate us—because we can't express our emotions, we can't build true relationships.

Suppress our positive emotions as well.

Reduce our vulnerability, sensitivity, and love.

Suppress our spontaneity and creativity.

Close our heart.

Cause choleric reactions—sudden outbursts of anger over minor problems, punishing innocent people.

Lead to projections—blaming others for our own wrongdoing.

Turn us into robots.

The Beauty of Expressing Emotions

Watch a three-year-old child.

They don't suppress their emotions.

They change their mood within five minutes.

When they are happy, they beam with joy.

When they are sad, they cry.

That is the beauty of expressing emotions.

The Solution: Mindfulness

Mindfulness is not about stopping your thoughts and feelings.

It is about learning to observe thoughts and feelings without judgment or attachment.

What Is True Adulthood?

True adulthood is mindfulness—accepting our own thoughts and emotions, and accepting all emotions from other people without resenting them.

How to Learn This?

Attend encounter groups and bioenergetic groups—until you learn to express your emotions fully and accept the emotions of other people.

Just do it.

My Video: Why Fighting Your Feelings Is Making Everything Worse https://youtu.be/c5FOfKBEmEQ

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Why-Fighting-Your-Feelings-Is-Making-Everything-Worse.mp3

Your Money Is Being Reprogrammed

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0700

The Chinese government is controlling his citizen and that wants our governments to do also..

The Chinese have face detection cameras installed at public places and are so checking what their people are doing..

For instance, they want that you visit your parents regularly…

And if you don’t do so you can’t use the public transportation anymore or go on vacation…

Today our government wants that we pay with our mobile phone and not with cash anymore…

They argue you can’t pay for tax less service anymore..

But what is if you can’t pay with cash anymore… They can control where you can spend your money…

Even worse they want to introduce to stable coins,… that are Cryptos with an equal value of their currencies….

We have already stable coins for US dollar, Euro…

1… The government can so create money endless with stable coins…

And they can program our stable coins how to spend it… If they don’t want you buying petrol for your car… they program your stable coins to exclude petrol…

Or, in Europe, it is legal to limit your spending through the government, if you have posted good things about Putin… Is this Democracy?

In the USA, every new car has a stop switch build inside the engine, so that the government can stop your engine, so that you can’t use your car anymore….

They say, if you drive too dangerous we can prevent that with that switch…

Now, they have created a new identification system with an eye(or iris)- foot-print or another identification system so that they can track you and control you..

In Thailand, they use already an identification system on the border, so you don’t have to show your passport anymore when you are registered….

For sure, I am not registered, but I can get wire taped, because I worked in High-Tech-industry.

If you give one time your permission you get wire-taped your entire life….

We get already controlled from Google and Facebook to sell us their garbage… But what is if they give all of their information to the government?

For instance you sleep with your neighbor’s wife…

Next day you can’t use your car and your account is locked… So,they do in China already.

But what is, if you post something negative about our corrupt, lying, kid rapist, president (you know who I mean?), Israel … or the people in the Epstein regime, they do the same thing.

My Video: Your Money Is Being Reprogrammed https://youtu.be/Ba4CKcrXUKk

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Your-Money-Is-Being-Reprogrammed.mp3

Edgar Allan Poe Quotes

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0700

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.

There is no beauty without some strangeness.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.

Those who gossip with you will gossip about you.

Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.

I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.

Never to suffer would have been never to have been blessed.

If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul; you haven't experienced poetry.

All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire.

A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!

The past is a pebble in my shoe.

My Video: Edgar Allan Poe Quotes https://youtu.be/lWV-EQS3Bgg

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Edgar-Allan-Poe-Quotes.mp3

Apply Castor Oil on Your Abdomen Before Sleep – And Miracles Will Happen

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0700

I had already tried putting castor oil on my navel – and it was good.

But then I discovered something far more powerful:

Applying castor oil to the entire abdomen – the area between your chest and pelvis, where there are no ribs or bones.

That changes everything.

Why the Abdomen?

During the night, your body enters its natural redemption cycle – a time of deep cleaning, repair, and rejuvenation.

Castor oil applied to the abdomen amplifies this process in ways that surprised even me.

What It Does for Your Gut

Castor oil mobilizes your colon and gut through peristaltic waves – the natural contractions that move waste through your system.

It breaks down the fermented biofilm coating on your intestinal walls.

That sticky, stinky film?

It gets dissolved and eliminated.

And in the morning?

You see the difference.

My Personal Experience – 14 Days

I've been doing this for 14 days – and the results are astonishing.

The First Few Days

When I went to the toilet in the morning, it looked much worse at first.

Lots of gas.

Soft poop, shattered in small pieces.

But I let it work.

After 3 Days

My stomach started flattening.

Digestion improved visibly.

After 14 Days

My poop became perfect – a clear sign of a healthy gut.

Additional Benefits – Beyond the Gut

This simple nightly practice delivers a cascade of benefits:

Benefit How It Works

Flatter stomach

Reduced bloating and gut inflammation

Lymphatic flush 60% more lymphocytes

– immune boost

Deeper sleep

Calms the nervous system

Reduced inflammation

Systemic anti-inflammatory effect

Natural Botox

Improved skin elasticity and tone

Clearer mind

A clean colon = a clean mind

Why This Works

Your gut is called your "second brain" for a reason.

When your colon is clean:

Toxins are eliminated

Inflammation drops

Sleep improves

Skin glows

Mental clarity sharpens

Castor oil applied externally to the abdomen supports this internal cleansing process – gently, naturally, and effectively.

How to Do It – Simple Protocol

Take a small amount of high-quality, cold-pressed castor oil.

Apply generously to your entire abdomen (from below the chest to above the pelvis).

Massage gently in clockwise circles for 2–3 minutes.

Cover with an old cloth or wear an old T-shirt (oil can stain).

Sleep through the night – and let your body do its work.

Morning After

When you wake up:

Notice your toilet routine – it will improve over time

Observe your stomach – flatter and less bloated

Feel your energy – clearer and lighter

Final Thought

"A clean colon is a clean mind."

This ancient remedy is one of the simplest, most effective things you can do for your gut, your sleep, your skin – and your overall well-being.

Try it for at least 14 days. So longer so better…

The results will speak for themselves.

My Video: Apply Castor Oil on Your Abdomen Before Sleep – And Miracles Will Happen https://youtu.be/gUUYvbceYFA

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Apply-Castor-Oil-on-Your-Abdomen-Before-Sleep-And-Miracles-Will-Happen.mp3

Why willpower alone often fails?

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0700

Prof. Andrew Huberman explains that addiction and trauma lock the brain into a dysregulated reward-stress cycle.

- The prefrontal cortex (responsible for self-control) becomes weakened by chronic substance use or trauma-induced hyperarousal.

- The limbic system (craving, fear, grief) becomes overactive.

Telling someone with severe addiction or grief to “just use willpower” is like asking someone with a broken leg to “just walk.” The neural hardware is compromised.

What a “higher power” actually does (scientifically)

When people hand over control to God, the universe, or an Anonymous-Alcoholic-style higher power, several measurable things happen:

1. Reduction in cognitive load

Constantly fighting urges or intrusive grief thoughts exhausts mental resources. Belief in a higher power allows the brain to offload the monitoring and control to an external entity, freeing up prefrontal capacity.

2. Activation of parasympathetic (calming) systems

Prayer, meditation, or surrender triggers the vagus nerve, lowering cortisol and heart rate. This is measurable via heart rate variability (HRV).

3. Increased social and group effect

In an Anonymous Alcoholic (AA) or group therapy, the “higher power” is often channeled through the group’s shared belief. Mimicry, ritual, and accountability activate the brain’s social reward system (oxytocin, endogenous opioids), replacing the addictive substance’s effect.

4. Meaning-making and narrative reconstruction

After immense loss (e.g., a child’s death), the brain’s default mode network generates rumination and despair. A higher power reframes the loss as part of a larger story—reducing the “shattered assumptions” effect that causes prolonged grief disorder.

The two-path framing

Path 1: Trauma-release therapy (Humaniversity’s 14-day intensive, EMDR, somatic experiencing)

Works when the addiction is primarily driven by unprocessed trauma. Success rate can be high (80–90% in that specific model) because it “resets the emotional charge” behind the craving.

Path 2: Spiritual surrender (AA, religious faith, higher power)

Works especially when:

Trauma therapy alone didn’t stick, or

The loss is so profound that no “technique” can touch it (e.g., losing a child), or

The person has failed repeatedly at self-control.

Science cannot “prove” God, but it can prove that “the act of believing and surrendering” changes brain function in ways that enable recovery.

Practical steps for someone facing addiction or immense loss

For addiction (alcohol, drugs):

1. Try intensive trauma-release therapy first (14–30 days, group-based, 24/7 support if possible).

2. If that fails or is unavailable, go to AA/12-step.

3. In AA: pick a “higher power” you can accept (it does not need to be a deity—could be nature, the group itself, love, or simply “reality”).

4. When urge hits: pause, say aloud “I cannot do this alone,” and ask that higher power for 10 minutes of relief. That pause often resets the craving circuit.

For immense loss (e.g., child’s death):

- Talk therapy alone often cannot touch this level of grief—it’s not pathological, it’s existential.

- Surrender practice: “I will never make sense of this. I cannot carry this alone. I give this weight to [God/life/the universe].”

- Ritualize it: light a candle each morning, and mentally place the child’s memory and your pain into the higher power’s hands.

- Over weeks, brain activity shifts from hypervigilant grief (amygdala) to reflective remembrance (prefrontal-hippocampal integration).

Scientific bottom line

Yes, a higher power works as a neurocognitive leverage point

—not because the higher power is empirically verified, but because the *act of surrender* bypasses the exhausted willpower system and recruits brain circuits of trust, safety, and social connection.

If you or someone you know is struggling, combining both paths (trauma therapy + spiritual surrender) is often optimal, so I did. And if you cannot believe in any higher power, you can still use a “higher purpose” (e.g., serving others, protecting a loved one, creating art) to achieve the same neural offloading effect.

Appearance, how you look should never bother you.

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0700

Everybody wants to beloved and wants look good …

Or that all people think good about you…

Today, that is the worst trap..

How many likes I got on Facebook, Instagram, Tick Tock…

So you become a slave of the society.

Instead to do what is right for you…

When I was growing up in a catholic society as an atheist… I got bullied everywhere, nobody loved me, even my own family because I could not be differently than to be honest.

The Catholic Christians liked to punish my siblings and me, to beat us, to abuse us… This they call love for one's neighbor.

And then the protestants moved in our area and we had open streets fights… because I was the best fighter, they hired me…

When I was a student, we founded the alternative list and we got bullied like crazy because the leading party (communists) were afraid… Everywhere were posters with our photos don’t vote for them…

And this was for me the hell because I am an introvert.

Guess, their anti-propaganda helped us to win the election…

Any promotion is good promotion.

Later I became a Sannyasin or devotee of Bhagwan… I was used to get bullied…

But one thing was clear I never compromised …

If you want to fit in, you betray yourselves and for me you are a lousy coward…

Sure in every group, I did it my way…

Later, I became a favorite and a role model for many people…

Even I didn’t want that…

They admired me and this was for me something that I never wanted and never experienced … I was so used to get bullied… I didn’t want to be in the spotlight…

Literally I was and you would be jealous, if I would go in details…

That can happen, if you want just to be yourselves. Be authentic

You have to find the group that fits you instead to fit in…

The mass is always wrong… Earl Nightingale

If there are two groups, a big group and a very small group going in opposite directions, and we always chose to follow the small group in our life, we will make rather no mistake in our whole life....

Watch what everyone else does do the opposite the majority is always wrong.

The same is telling you the most successful people…

Why have a small minority most of all the money?

All successful people got bullied like crazy.

For instance their friends became their enemies out of jealousy …

If you can’t stand for you who else should do that?

Bob Proctor: what other people think about me is their private business...

Who cares? Only fools …

My Video: Appearance, how you look should never bother you. https://youtu.be/769v48oOgb4

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Appearance-how-you-look-should-never-bother-you.mp3

The strategy of the USA: Forever war?

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0700

For some very powerful people, Peace is a very dangerous thing. Because peace threaten the most profitable business model, humanity has ever created.

The model is the forever war.

The Product is war.

How that works?

War creates demands for weapons.

Every time a war justified a bigger Pentagon budget and every destroyed city becomes an opportunity with construction contracts.

That is reason why we see non-government officials are signing deals for construction, for instance, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner is signing huge contracts for construction in Israel, Qatar, Emirates,

.. Even worse, real estates managers from the USA negotiating the peace deal and that are Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Steve Witkoff is a billionaire real estate developer and Jared Kushner is only a millionaire real estate developer…

Is this an eye opener?

The USA has been on war from 1776 till 2026 93% of the the time, only 15-20 years real peace and the congress declared official only 5 wars, the rest has done the president

The USA had from 1946 to 1991 46 military intervention

After the cold war The USA did even better 1992 to 2017 they had 188 Military intervention.

The USA tried 72 times to change foreign governments from 1947 to 1988 and 66 were done in secrets

At the end is a link for all these datas

But even worse this Forever war model, the USA copied from the British Empire…

And the UK was also the world police from 1815 to 1914 …They did 37 wars and did it well with the proxy war model… like the USA with the Ukraine Russia war.

Proxy wars are much more profitable and you don’t loose your troops.

And you look good by doing a proxy war and the countries involved in the war are the bad guys… You support the good guys in the war… Making big money by selling your weapons…

Honesty, the USA even sold their tank engines to the Germans during WWII… (This did the Bush family)

After the war you do the construction, again big money

For decades, Israel was a Proxy of the USA. The USA sold their weapons to Israel and Israel sold these weapons to their enemies. The USA did vetoes against every sanctions against Israel because they wanted to sell their weapon…

Kennedy wanted peace and so he got killed from the business that profits from wars.

We read, Israel controls the USA… No, they are the same, they have the same interest and they are the servants of the military complex that lives from war…

How this whole system works?

We have two systems the capital is controlling the country, like the USA, Japan, Europe or the country is controlling the capital, like in China, Russia, India, Iran…

When the capital is controlling the country we have for ever wars.

My Video: The strategy of the USA: Forever war? https://youtu.be/9_UH0ROlIWY

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/The-strategy-of-the-USA-Forever-war.mp3

The Iran Deal Just Broke The Global Economy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4xoOQ32KNM

Greta Garbo Quotes

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 8 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0700

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be let alone!' There is all the difference.

Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it.

I like the sea: we understand one another. It is always yearning, sighing for something it cannot have; and so am I.

Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach?

Every one of us lives this life just once, if we are honest, to live once is enough.

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.

You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life.

I've always wanted two lives - one for the movies, one for myself.

I don’t like to talk to people, because I can’t express myself satisfactorily. I don’t say the things I mean.

Why should you care for a woman like me? I'm always nervous or sick, or sad or too gay.

I was always sad as a child, for as long as I can think back. I hated crowds of people, and used to sit in a corner by myself, just thinking.

I cannot see myself as a wife. Ugly word.

I always wanted to do my best. I got nothing free—I had to work hard.

My Video: Greta Garbo Quotes https://youtu.be/gCtxL90DkPY

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Greta-Garbo-Quotes.mp3

Your teeth grow like crazy with a Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 5 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0700

It's so obvious that we use wheels to drive, so why not use hydroxyapatite for our teeth instead of fluoride?

My God… teeth are 98% hydroxyapatite, and yet they were selling us poisonous fluoride to remineralize our teeth.

It is beyond all logic to use fluoride instead of hydroxyapatite.

This is the reason why I don’t trust doctors.

Your teeth grow like crazy when you use hydroxyapatite toothpaste.

I’ve tried the 10% and 7.5% versions — I don’t see a big difference. Both are good, but the 10% is probably better.

Teeth remineralize through hydroxyapatite toothpaste, and it has no negative side effects.

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Estimated fluoride intake in relation to IQ

After an intake of 1.5 mg of fluoride, there is already a loss of IQ.

For every additional 1 mg, we lose 3.6 IQ points.

Normally, we take in about 4 mg of fluoride through toothpaste alone.

We want to remineralize our teeth after eating acidic foods like fruit, so dentists invented fluoride toothpaste.

But they never got the simple idea to use hydroxyapatite instead.

Hydroxyapatite fills in the small holes and rebuilds our teeth.

According to the newest research from 2023, hydroxyapatite toothpaste is better for your teeth than fluoride toothpaste — with no side effects.

That means 10% more remineralization and 3% fewer cavities with hydroxyapatite. Within a half year you will see the difference because it adds 10% up every day.

My Video: Your teeth grow like crazy with a Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste https://youtu.be/H48cJribtLI

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Your-teeth-grow-like-crazy-with-a-Hydroxyapatite-Toothpaste.mp3

Exist God or not?

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 1 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0700

When the Map is Not the Territory: A Letter from the Other Side of Doubt.

I was raised on the clean, bright maps of atheism. The territory was clear: matter, energy, cause and effect. God was a fairy tale, a psychological crutch, an explanatory ghost fading before the dawn of science. I believed in the map. It was logical, defensible, and safe.

Then, through the quiet archaeology of meditation and the alchemy of conscious Tantra, I began to feel the ground beneath the map. It wasn't an idea. It was a presence. A current. A kind of intelligence in the fabric of things that responded—not to prayers, but to the quality of my attention, the openness of my heart, the surrender of my identity. God wasn't a theory to be believed in; it was a reality to be encountered, intimately and relentlessly.

Then the storm came. My constructed world—relationships, security, identity—was washed away. In that total ruin, where every concept drowned, something else rose. Kundalini. Not a metaphor, but a physiological, spiritual, and psychological earthquake that rewired my very being. It was the demolition of the observer and the fusion with the observed.

In that crucible, "faith" became a laughably small word. You don't have faith in the sun. You open your eyes and it is there. You don't have faith in gravity. You let go and you fall. Connection replaced belief. God ceased to be a separate noun and became the verb of existence itself—the conscious, loving, fierce, and incomprehensible intelligence singing the atoms, dreaming the galaxies, and beating in the cage of my own ribs.

So when I read the debates—the "fine-tuning" arguments, the philosophical quibbles, the "proofs" for and against—it feels like watching brilliant scholars argue over the chemical composition of ink while missing the poem it writes.

To the doubter, with respect:

I am not here to convince you. Your doubt is sacred. It protects you from cheap answers. Cling to it. But understand its jurisdiction.

Science is the magnificent study of the waveform. It measures frequency, amplitude, and interaction. But God is the ocean. You cannot catch the ocean in a net built for waves.

Your logic is a flashlight in a room of objects. It is impeccable for that task. But what happens when you turn the flashlight on itself? On the one who holds it? On the space between objects? The light falls short. This isn't a failure of logic. It's a definition of its domain. "Wisdom is born when logic dies" doesn't mean we become foolish. It means we switch instruments—from the microscope to the musical ear, from the calculator to the heart.

The mysteries you rightly point to—synchronicity, NDEs, the inexplicable knowing of love, the butterfly effect—are not gaps in knowledge. They are hints. They are the ocean leaking through the seams of the waveform. They are the territory whispering that it is alive, aware, and meaningfully patterned in ways that transcend linear causality.

Fine-tuning isn't a proof; it's a vibe. The universe doesn't just allow life; it gushes with life, consciousness, and breathtaking beauty at every scale. The atheist sees a stunning accident. I have felt the Stunner.

You ask if life is predetermined. From here, the question melts. It's like a river asking if its path is predetermined. The riverbank (the laws, the planets, your genetics) sets certain parameters. But the water (consciousness, God) is always free, always flowing, always finding its way. Astrology and fate are attempts to read the riverbank. God is the experience of being the water and the flow.

So I write this not to win a debate, but to issue an invitation from beyond the battlefield:

Perhaps God is not a being to be proven, but a dimension of being to be experienced. It is not the conclusion of an argument, but the ground from which all arguments arise.

My experience is my evidence. But it is not transferable. I can only say: the maps I once held are now ashes. The territory is holy. The doubt that once protected me from dogma now seems like a diligent guard outside a door I’ve walked through.

The door is not marked "Religion." It is marked "Total Vulnerability, Shattering, and Direct Perception."

You may never walk through it. You may not need to. But know this: on the other side of your impeccable, honorable doubt, there is not superstition. There is not belief.

There is recognition.

And it feels like coming home to a home you never knew you'd left.

My Video: Exist God or not? https://youtu.be/8NwknOliaRI

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Exist-God-or-not.mp3

How to release your tension in the lower back and pelvic area?

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0700

This type of exercise is brilliant because it doesn't force the muscles to relax, but rather creates the conditions for the nervous system to let go of chronic tension on its own. This is a fundamental principle of many bodywork modalities like the Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, and Somatics.

In the beginning you need maybe 10 to 15 minutes to do this exercise, later you can do it in 5 minutes.

The Exercise: A Step-by-Step Guide

What you'll need: A comfortable space on the floor with a mat or carpet, and a small pillow or towel (optional, for under your head).

Step 1: The Setup (The "Constructive Rest" Position)

Lie on your back on the floor.

Place a small pillow or folded towel under your head if needed, so your neck is comfortable and your chin is slightly tucked, not jutting up.

Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the floor.

Position your feet so they are hip-width apart or shoulder-width, parallel to each other.

Adjust your feet so they are far enough away from your buttocks that your knees are pointing directly up towards the ceiling. Your thighs and calves should form roughly a 90-degree angle.

Let your arms rest comfortably at your sides, palms down or up, whatever feels natural.

Step 2: The Active Release (Letting the Knees "Talk")

Close your eyes and bring your attention to your pelvis and lower back. Take a few deep, calming breaths.

Now, begin to very slowly and gently allow your knees to fall or drop towards each other. Don't use your strong outer thigh muscles to force them. Instead, imagine you are just allowing them to go inward, releasing the muscles that would normally hold them apart.

Let them fall only as far as they want to. You might feel a slight shaking or tremor—this is a great sign! It means muscles are starting to unlock.

Then, just as slowly and patiently, allow your knees to drift back apart to their starting position. Again, don't force them. Imagine they are floating open on their own.

This is the key: The movement should be initiated by a feeling of release, not muscular effort. You are basically asking the question: "What happens if I stop holding my legs apart?" and then "What happens if I stop holding them together?"

Repeat this gentle, rocking motion. As you continue, you might notice that the movement starts to feel more rhythmic and autonomous. The knees may start to knock together and fall apart by themselves, as you described.

Step 3: The "Somatic" Response (Letting the Body Take Over)

After several minutes of this patient, gentle rocking, you may begin to feel a new sensation. The movement may become less about your knees and more about your lower back and pelvis.

You might feel your lower back gently pressing into the floor and then releasing. You might feel your pelvic floor muscles subtly contracting and relaxing. Your stomach muscles may start to quiver or engage involuntarily.

This is the "somatic" response. Your brain is reconnecting with chronically tight muscles and teaching them how to let go. The body is now moving by itself, unwinding the deep-seated tension patterns.

Simply observe this process. Don't try to control it or make it bigger. Just be a curious witness to the gentle, spontaneous movements of your own body.

Why This Exercise Is So Effective (The Science of Release)

It Targets the Psoas Muscle: The psoas (so-as) is a deep core muscle that connects your spine to your legs. It is the body's primary postural muscle and is intimately connected to our fight-or-flight response. When we are stressed, anxious, or have experienced trauma, the psoas chronically tightens, shortening and pulling on the lower back. This exercise puts the psoas in a position where it can finally be "asked" to lengthen and release.

It Engages the Parasympathetic Nervous System: The constructive rest position itself is calming. By adding this gentle, non-demanding movement, you are signaling to your nervous system that it is safe to let go of the protective bracing patterns held in the pelvis and lower back.

It's a Form of Pandiculation: This is a fancy word for the natural way that cats and dogs stretch.

A pandiculation involves three steps:

1) consciously contracting a muscle,

2) slowly and consciously releasing it, and

3) relaxing completely.

This exercise does this by allowing the muscles to contract (as the knees fall together and the back engages) and then slowly release (as the knees drift apart). This neurological process is the most effective way to reset a muscle's resting length and erase chronic tension.

It's a powerful tool for self-care.

Your patience and gentle approach are the true secrets to its success.

My Video: How to release your tension in the lower back and pelvic area? https://youtu.be/HtnG68-MFA8

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/How-to-release-your-tension-in-the-lower-back-and-pelvic-area.mp3

Why I Ditched Turmeric for Black Ginger ?

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0700

(And Why You Might Want To)

For over a year, I was faithful to my morning ritual: turmeric with black pepper, every single day. The internet promised me reduced inflammation, better recovery, and all-around wellness magic.

Honestly? It did nothing for me.

I kept waiting for the benefits everyone raved about—the energy, the anti-inflammatory wonders, the glow. Instead, I got… well, nothing noticeable.

Turns out, the science explains why.

The Turmeric Problem

Recent studies reveal that even when combined with black pepper (which helps absorption) and taken with fat, turmeric's active compounds are only absorbed at **20-30%** . And here's the kicker: within **2-3 hours**, it's virtually gone from your bloodstream.

So unless you're timing your turmeric intake with military precision around every meal, you're probably not getting much from it.

Enter Black Ginger: Thailand's Ancient Secret

For centuries, Thai traditional medicine has relied on a powerful root called Black Ginger (*Kaempferia parviflora*). And now? Modern science is finally catching up to what herbalists have known all along.

The verdict: Black Ginger is approximately **20 times more potent** than turmeric, absorbs effectively without needing fat, and offers a wider range of scientifically-validated benefits.

What Makes Black Ginger So Powerful?

The magic lies in compounds called **polymethoxyflavones**—potent antioxidants that your body can absorb efficiently and put to work immediately.

Here's what the research shows:

Physical Performance & Energy

Black Ginger has been traditionally used by Thai boxers—and for good reason. A 2024 study found that mice given black ginger extract for 8 weeks showed **significantly enhanced endurance**. Human research suggests it may improve energy metabolism, helping your body burn fat for fuel more effectively.

Male Reproductive Health

Traditionally valued as an aphrodisiac, studies indicate black ginger may support healthy testosterone levels, increase sperm density, and improve blood flow.

Antioxidant & Anti-inflammatory Power

The polymethoxyflavones in black ginger combat oxidative stress and reduce inflammation throughout the body. Bonus: research suggests it may even help heal and prevent stomach ulcers.

Weight Management

By influencing how your body stores and uses fat, black ginger may support healthy weight management—especially when combined with an active lifestyle.

Cardiovascular & Cellular Health

Early research points to protective effects for heart health, while other studies suggest it may support skin health by promoting collagen and elastin production.

The Relaxation Paradox

Here's what fascinates me most: Thai monks have traditionally used black ginger for relaxation. At first glance, that seems contradictory—a herb that boosts energy *and* promotes calm?

Modern brain wave studies explain why. Research shows that black ginger increases **alpha brain waves** (associated with relaxation and calm focus) while decreasing **beta waves** (linked to stress and anxiety). It also appears to support healthy dopamine levels.

So rather than stimulating or sedating, black ginger seems to *balance*—creating a state of calm energy that ancient traditions have understood for centuries.

How to Use Black Ginger

Traditional and clinical doses typically range from **1.2g to 1.35g daily**. Unlike turmeric, you don't need to carefully combine it with fat or pepper for absorption—your body can utilize it effectively on its own.

**A quick word of caution:** As with any supplement, consult your healthcare provider before starting, especially if you're pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition, or take medications. Long-term safety studies are still emerging.

## The Bottom Line

Turmeric has had its moment in the wellness spotlight—and for many people, it genuinely works. But if you've been taking it faithfully without feeling the benefits, you're not imagining things.

Black ginger offers a science-backed alternative that's been trusted for centuries in traditional medicine. It's more potent, better absorbed, and may deliver the results you've been looking for.

Sometimes the newest wellness trend is actually the oldest one.

My Video: Why I Ditched Turmeric for Black Ginger https://youtu.be/uS3AHQOHXrU

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Why-I-Ditched-Turmeric-for-Black-Ginger.mp3

Humphrey Bogart Quotes

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0700

I was born when you kissed me. I died when you left me. I lived a few weeks while you loved me.

The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.

Things are never so bad they can't be made worse.

Ain’t nothing a man can’t do if he believes in himself.

I gave up drinking once -- it was the worst afternoon of my entire life.

Acting is like sex: you either do it and don't talk about it, or you talk about it and don't do it. That's why I'm always suspicious of people who talk too much about either.

Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains!

What's at the end of a million dollars? Zero, zero, zero... nothing. A circle with a hole in it.

A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.

The only thing money is good for is to buy your freedom.

What Is Shame?

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0700

If you have two versions of yourself, you feel embarrassed when you don't live up to your own standards.

You want to improve, so you create a "better" version of yourself.

One version is how you want to be seen in public—on social media, at work, among friends. This is the version that tells everyone, "I'm doing great."

The other version is who you are in private. No show. No performance. This is the version with all the bad habits, the anxieties, the fears. And buried beneath it all, there is often a small voice that just wants to be authentic.

But then the fear creeps in:

What if other people discover my private self?

That fear—that exposure—is shame.

And when those two versions inevitably don't match, you feel a low-grade tension that never fully goes away. A constant, quiet unease.

Guilt vs. Shame

People often use "guilt" and "shame" interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.

Guilt is: "I did something bad."

Shame is: "I am bad."

Shame is the belief that if people really knew you, they would reject you.

And so you hide. You construct another version of yourself—a persona—because somewhere along the way, you decided that the real you wasn't acceptable.

The Problem with the Persona

The problem with operating from a place of persona is that you can never actually receive love.

Even when people give you love, attention, or approval, there is always a voice in the back of your mind whispering:

"Yeah, but they don't know the real me. They like the version I'm presenting—not who I actually am."

The love goes to the persona. And you are standing right behind it, wondering if any of it was ever really meant for you.

The Self-Help Trap

If you're not careful, self-improvement becomes another mask.

You build an idealized version of yourself in your head. The version that runs 50 habits at once, never takes an off day, and somehow wakes up motivated every morning. Everywhere you turn, the message is the same: "If you're not growing, you're dying."

And then you do something completely human: you sleep in, you skip the workout, you procrastinate, you have a low-energy week.

And instead of adjusting like it's no big deal, you use it as evidence to beat yourself up.

This is the trap: We can use self-improvement to fuel self-hate.

The very thing that is supposed to make you better ends up making you fragile—because your worth becomes tied to your performance.

And underneath all of it? Shame.

The belief that who you are right now isn't okay. That you have to constantly be becoming someone else just to deserve love, success, or happiness.

The Real Solution

The solution to all of this isn't more self-improvement.

It's more self-acceptance.

Where to Start

1. Trace the Roots

Grab a journal and go somewhere quiet. Write down the messages you received as a kid that made you feel like it wasn't okay to be who you were—just as you were.

Don't overthink it. Just let it flow. Try to trace back where some of this shame actually came from. It didn't appear out of nowhere. It has roots.

You might discover:

Your fear of being "too much" came from being told to quiet down as a child.

Your need to always have a joke ready came from learning that humor kept the peace.

Your perfectionism came from feeling that love was conditional on achievement.

One important thing: Name it, don't blame it.

The goal isn't to trap yourself in victim mode or figure out whose fault everything was. You're simply trying to identify the messages so you can start questioning them.

2. Experience Real Connection

When you participate in authentic self-discovery groups—like Encounter, Bioenergetics, or Primal therapy—you realize something profound:

Nobody is perfect. In fact, many people are dealing with things far heavier than you ever imagined.

And the solution, you discover, is simple: Be as authentic as you can, in as many settings as you can.

The beautiful thing is that when you stop performing, you give others permission to stop performing too. Your spouse, your friends, your family—they can also be authentic.

And then, for the first time, two real entities can meet—without pretense, without masks.

That is the foundation of true love.

My Video: What Is Shame? https://youtu.be/twumEjZR0eM

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/What-Is-Shame.mp3

You Can Do More in 2 Hours Than You Can in One Week…

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0700

You don’t need more productivity. You need more focus.

By definition, cleaning your house is productive.

But who cares if you’re being productive on the wrong things?

Jeff Bezos has said that he gets paid to make about three good decisions a day. That’s it.

He simply knows what matters and ignores everything else.

When you learn new things, you have to apply them.

Here’s the trick: if you work or learn for just half an hour, then rest, then work for another half hour, you are much more productive. And once the work is done, you need to actually enjoy your free time. Otherwise, you won’t stay productive for long.

The best productivity advice I’ve ever gotten can be summed up in two words: do less.

Do less of the stuff that doesn’t matter so you can focus on the one to three things that actually do.

Why you feel busy but still stuck

James Clear explains the difference between motion and action.

Motion = planning and learning.

Action = what actually produces a result.

Both are necessary, but here’s the catch:

Why do we stay stuck in motion?

Because it protects us. It gives us a feeling of pseudo-productivity that feels much more comfortable than risking failure.

Next time you feel stuck, ask yourself: Is this motion or action?

Less Time = More Output

When we set a clear deadline, we stop procrastinating.

And after working, we also need to set aside time to enjoy ourselves. Otherwise, our inner child will rebel and we’ll procrastinate even more.

You’re not unproductive because you don’t have enough time.

You’re unproductive because you have too much of it.

Pay attention to when you feel most productive and creative.

Everyone has a 2- to 3-hour window each day when they are roughly three times sharper than at any other time.

Find your window and protect it.

What if you get interrupted?

Here’s a simple rule to become four times more productive:

If something takes less than two minutes, do it now.

Wash the dish. Reply to the text. Pay the bill. Confirm the plans.

Every small task you put off adds invisible weight to your brain. By 2 p.m., you’re mentally exhausted without having done anything that really matters.

I enjoy doing the small things because it gives my unconscious mind space to work out the bigger solutions.

Now, the flip side.

A researcher at UC Irvine found that every interruption costs you about 23 minutes to refocus. That’s because your brain bounces to two other tasks before returning to the original one.

Check your phone a few times during a deep work session, and you’ve lost hours just trying to get back to where you were.

So, run your errands on one day instead of three. Check email twice a day instead of all day. And do what I do: film all my videos on the same day to save over an hour of setup time per session.

Group the small stuff and protect the deep stuff.

How to be creative: Be empty first

If you’re not feeling creative, brainstorm until you’re empty.

I never force myself to be creative under pressure—it never works.

I feel most creative in the morning and at night.

In the morning, my mind is fresh and empty.

At night, I let myself think through all the random, "stupid" stuff, and by the end, I feel empty again.

Here’s a one-liner to beat your inner perfectionist into submission:

Done is better than perfect, because perfect never gets done.

Do the hard thing first

When you tackle the hardest task first, everything else feels easy.

The rest of the day could be chaos, and it wouldn’t bother me, because the thing that actually mattered is already done.

And if I can’t figure out the hard thing, I do the easy things instead. While I’m busy with the small stuff, my unconscious mind keeps working on the bigger challenges.

If you only did one thing today…

One question changed everything for me:

If this was the only thing I did today, what would make it feel like a win?

Your "one thing" is probably whatever you’re most likely to avoid. You know exactly what it is. You’ve likely been thinking about it while reading this.

Do it this week and feel the relief.

My Video: You Can Do More in 2 Hours Than You Can in One Week… https://youtu.be/7zPU68B52Dw

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/You-Can-Do-More-in-2-Hours-Than-You-Can-in-One-Week.mp3

How I Healed My Tendonitis?

rudi.zimmerer@gmail.com (take pictures) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0700

I got tendonitis in my elbow from wood chopping.

I tried to heal it with ice, frequencies (Rife generator), stretching, and massage. But I could not heal it, and it became chronic within a year. Whenever I strained my arm, it started again.

Now, I have healed it.

Massage

Massage the entire arm with this castor oil blend:

- 60–70% castor oil

- 20–30% DMSO

- 10% black seed oil or clove oil

Do this 3 to 5 times per day. Focus on the area of pain or the problem while you massage, but be gentle.

Stretching

Always stretch your arm when you have pain. Stretch the arm with the help of your other arm. Bend your hand 90 degrees upward and stretch your straight arm, then bend your hand 90 degrees downward and stretch your straight arm again.

Pain is gone.

Now comes the magic!!!

Take 1 teaspoon of moringa powder with your food, 3 to 5 times per day. Moringa powder heals bone and joint inflammation and is used for that in Ayurveda.

Take 2 black seed oil capsules per day—best is 1000mg from Now. Never ever trust unbranded or unknown herb capsules. I only take herbs from Now or Double Swords.

- The first capsule you take on an empty stomach in the morning, and you don't eat anything for 30 minutes.

- The second capsule you take at night, 2 hours after your dinner, and you don't eat anything afterward. You can drink moringa with water, black ginger, lemon, and honey.

Black ginger is also very good. It heals inflammation and is also an aphrodisiac, but it is hard to get. It tastes and smells like bitter medicine, yet it feels so good in the stomach. Just 1–2 grams of black ginger with lemon and honey. It heals inflammation and has been used for centuries in Thai and Chinese medicine.

Have patience—it takes time to heal. But you will feel the difference in days.

Always consult a doctor and check your tendinitis.

My Video: How I Healed My Tendonitis? https://youtu.be/Slc93-IxNrA

My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/How-I-Healed-My-Tendonitis.mp3