Spiritualiteit & Samenleving Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 6, 16-April-21 NL

Tekenen van hoop in de huidige crisis: perspectieven uit het hindoeïsme

The past months have shown how vulnerable human life can be. Many are faced with the harsh consequences of a lockdown due to the pandemic. This lockdown is not a local but a global phenomenon. Some countries are still hit hard, other countries seem to have the situation somewhat under control, for the time being. […]

Spiritualiteit & Samenleving Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 6, 16-April-21 NL

Hindoeïsme over euthanasie als alternatief voor eindeloos lijden (Deel 2)

We find a strong reference to euthanasia as a solution to unbearable suffering at the end of the Mahābhārata. The Kauravas, who personify injustice and wickedness, are defeated by the Pāṇḍavas who personify justice and goodness. King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, akin to the Kauravas and the symbol of ignorance, weeps and wails over his sons and family […]

Spiritualiteit & Samenleving Spiritualiteit, Management & Samenleving Magazine Spirituality Issue 4, 2-Oct-20 EN

Hindoeïsme over euthanasie als alternatief voor eindeloos lijden

The Netherlands has had a new euthanasia law for several years: the law on the assessment of termination of life on request and assisted suicide. This law empowers a physician to administer a drug to the patient that results in death. The doctor may also make the medicine available for the patient to self-administer. This […]