by Michiel Koperdraat | Nov 4, 2022 | Articles
Almost everyone is ‘going set’ at some point The expression ‘going set’, originally from the card game klaverjassen, means that you lose, even when you thought you had won many tricks — for example, by overplaying your hand.But ‘going...
by Michiel Koperdraat | Jul 11, 2022 | Articles
Educational language (in Dutch) About reflexively doing something to oneself We have a beautiful Dutch language from which we can learn. Take the reflexive verb for example. Linguistically, there are two versions (‘mandatory’ and ‘incidental’)....
by Michiel Koperdraat | Apr 29, 2021 | Articles
The following (adapted) article was previously published in the magazine Lychnari, Explorations in Modern Greece. It’s a textual interpretation of the famous Greek song ‘To Pepromèno’ (‘Destiny’). The lyrics and music are by Vasilis...
by Michiel Koperdraat | Feb 6, 2021 | Articles
Sense or Nonsense The Meaning of Life ‘What is the meaning of life?’ The age-old question to which almost no one has a ready-made answer. Does life have meaning? Or is it precisely the meaning that makes our life worthwhile?Is it correct when we say ‘the meaning of...
by Michiel Koperdraat | Apr 9, 2020 | Articles
Through the book ‘The New Man’ by Maurice Nicholl, I learned that words and parables in the Bible can be explained well from the Fourth Way system of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. This made the New Testament more meaningful to me, and things that were previously...
by Michiel Koperdraat | Feb 19, 2020 | Articles
Realization in Relation A Spiritual Relationship The loving relationship you enter into with a partner, for instance in a marriage, could be a spiritual relationship, wherein supporting each other in one’s inner development and assisting each other in processing...
